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Calendar No. 294 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 384 

[Report No. 118–142] 

To establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in the 

State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; 

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

DECEMBER 20, 2023 

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 Springfield 1908 Race Riot National 

Monument in the State of Illinois, 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 ‘‘Springfield 1908 Race 

5 Riot National Monument Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 means the Springfield 1908 Advisory Commission 

5 established by section 3(g)(1). 

6 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Memo8 rial Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588, 

9 and dated February 2023. 

10 (3) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

11 the memorial required to be constructed under sec12 tion 3(a)(1)(B), including the structure, interpretive 

13 signage, and associated infrastructure. 

14 (4) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na15 tional Monument’’ means the Springfield 1908 Race 

16 Riot National Monument established by section 

17 3(a)(1). 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di20 rector of the National Park Service. 

21 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

22 of Illinois. 

23 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD 1908 RACE RIOT 

24 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

25 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

2 there is established in the State the Springfield 1908 

3 Race Riot National Monument as a unit of the Na4 tional Park System— 

5 (A) to preserve, protect, and interpret for 

6 the benefit of present and future generations 

7 resources associated with the Springfield Race 

8 Riot of 1908 and the role of the Riot in the for9 mation of the National Association for the Ad10 vancement of Colored People; and 

11 (B) that shall include the construction of a 

12 permanent memorial, within the boundary of 

13 the National Monument, to— 

14 (i) the victims, survivors, and de15 scendants of survivors of the Springfield 

16 Race Riot of 1908; and 

17 (ii) the Springfield community. 

18 (2) CONDITIONS.—The National Monument 

19 shall not be established until the date on which the 

20 Secretary acquires sufficient land within the bound21 ary of the National Monument to constitute a man22 ageable unit. 

23 (b) BOUNDARIES.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Na2 tional Monument shall be the boundary generally de3 picted on the Map. 

4 (2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 

5 may correct minor errors in the Map. 

6 (c) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

7 acquire any land or interest in land located within the 

8 boundary of the National Monument by— 

9 (1) donation; 

10 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

11 funds; or 

12 (3) exchange. 

13 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SITES AND VISITOR FACILI14 TIES.—To facilitate the administration of the National 

15 Monument, the Secretary may expend appropriated funds 

16 to acquire or lease essential facilities for the administra17 tion of the National Monument and visitor services outside 

18 the boundary, but within the vicinity, of the National 

19 Monument. 

20 (e) MEMORIAL.—In accordance with subsection 

21 (a)(1)(B), the Secretary shall, using donated or appro22 priated funds, construct a Memorial within the boundary 

23 of the National Monument. 

24 (f) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 

25 agreements with— 

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1 (1) the city of Springfield or other public or pri2 vate entities for the purpose of establishing, man3 aging, and operating within or outside of the bound4 ary of the National Monument facilities for adminis5 tration and visitor services authorized under sub6 section (e); and 

7 (2) other public or private entities for— 

8 (A) the construction of the Memorial; 

9 (B) the interpretation of sites associated 

10 with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 located 

11 within or outside the boundary of the National 

12 Monument; and 

13 (C) other purposes of this Act. 

14 (g) SPRINGFIELD 1908 ADVISORY COMMISSION.— 

15 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

16 advisory commission, to be known as the ‘‘Spring17 field 1908 Advisory Commission’’, to advise the Sec18 retary with respect to the management and develop19 ment of the National Monument. 

20 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be 

21 composed of 11 members, to be appointed by the 

22 Secretary, of whom— 

23 (A) 3 members shall reside in the city of 

24 Springfield or Sangamon County in the State; 

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1 (B) 3 members shall be appointed after 

2 consideration of recommendations submitted by 

3 the Governor of the State; 

4 (C) 3 members shall be appointed after 

5 consideration of recommendations submitted by 

6 the Mayor of the city of Springfield in the 

7 State; and 

8 (D) 2 members shall be appointed who 

9 have experience in the field of historic preserva10 tion or the purposes for which the National 

11 Monument was established. 

12 (3) TERM.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Com14 mission shall be appointed for a term of 5 

15 years. 

16 (B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the 

17 expiration of a 5-year term of a member of the 

18 Commission, a member of the Commission may 

19 continue to serve on the Commission until the 

20 date on which— 

21 (i) the member is reappointed by the 

22 Secretary; or 

23 (ii) a successor is appointed by the 

24 Secretary. 

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1 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall have 

2 a Chairperson, who shall be elected by the members 

3 of the Commission. 

4 (5) BYLAWS.—The Commission shall adopt 

5 such bylaws as the Commission considers necessary 

6 to carry out the duties of the Commission under this 

7 subsection. 

8 (6) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 

9 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi10 nal appointment was made. 

11 (7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

12 the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 

13 (8) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commis14 sion shall serve without compensation, except that 

15 the Secretary may pay the expenses incurred by the 

16 Commission in carrying out the duties of the Com17 mission under this subsection. 

18 (9) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 

19 1013(b) of title 5, United States Code, shall not 

20 apply to the Commission. 

21 (10) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall 

22 terminate on the date that is 12 years after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act. 

24 (h) ADMINISTRATION.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the National Monument in accordance with— 

3 (A) this Act; and 

4 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

5 of the National Park System. 

6 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

7 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

8 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

9 are first made available to the Secretary for the 

10 preparation of a general management plan for 

11 the National Monument, the Secretary shall 

12 prepare a general management plan for the Na13 tional Monument in accordance with section 

14 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

15 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com16 pletion of the general management plan under 

17 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 

18 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re19 sources of the Senate and the Committee on 

20 Natural Resources of the House of Representa21 tives the general management plan prepared 

22 under that subparagraph. 

23 (3) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—The Secretary 

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1 ing to the management and development of the Na2 tional Monument, including the construction of— 

3 (A) the Memorial; and 

4 (B) visitor service facilities and infrastruc5 ture. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Springfield 1908 Race 

8 Riot National Monument Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

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

12 means the Springfield 1908 Advisory Commission es13 tablished by section 3(h)(1). 

14 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti15 tled ‘‘Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Memorial 

16 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588, and 

17 dated February 2023. 

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

19 Monument’’ means the Springfield 1908 Race Riot 

20 National Monument established by section 3(a)(1). 

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

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

24 of Illinois. 

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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD 1908 RACE RIOT 

2 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

5 there is established in the State the Springfield 1908 

6 Race Riot National Monument as a unit of the Na7 tional Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret 

8 for the benefit of present and future generations re9 sources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 

10 1908 and the role of the Riot in the formation of the 

11 National Association for the Advancement of Colored 

12 People. 

13 (2) CONDITIONS.—The National Monument shall 

14 not be established until the date on which the Sec15 retary determines that sufficient land has been ac16 quired within the boundary of the National Monu17 ment to constitute a manageable unit. 

18 (b) BOUNDARIES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the National 

20 Monument shall be the boundary generally depicted 

21 on the Map. 

22 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on 

23 file and available for public inspection in the appro24 priate offices of the National Park Service. 

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1 (c) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac2 quire land or interests in land located within the boundary 

3 of the National Monument by— 

4 (1) donation; 

5 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

6 funds; or 

7 (3) exchange. 

8 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SITES AND VISITOR FACILI9 TIES.—To facilitate the administration of the National 

10 Monument, the Secretary may acquire or lease facilities for 

11 the administration of the National Monument and to pro12 vide visitor services outside the boundary, but within the 

13 vicinity, of the National Monument. 

14 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin16 ister the National Monument in accordance with— 

17 (A) this Act; and 

18 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

19 the National Park System. 

20 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 

21 after the date on which funds are first made available 

22 to the Secretary for the preparation of a management 

23 plan for the National Monument, the Secretary shall 

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1 ment in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 

2 United States Code. 

3 (f) MEMORIAL.—The Secretary may accept the dona4 tion of a permanent memorial to the victims, survivors, and 

5 descendants of survivors of the Springfield Race Riot of 

6 1908, to be located within the boundary of the National 

7 Monument. 

8 (g) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 

9 agreements with— 

10 (1) the city of Springfield in the State or other 

11 public or private entities for the purpose of managing 

12 and operating National Monument facilities for ad13 ministration and visitor services authorized under 

14 subsection (d); and 

15 (2) other public or private entities for the inter16 pretation of sites associated with the Springfield Race 

17 Riot of 1908 located within or outside the boundary 

18 of the National Monument. 

19 (h) SPRINGFIELD 1908 ADVISORY COMMISSION.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

21 advisory commission, to be known as the ‘‘Springfield 

22 1908 Advisory Commission’’, to advise the Secretary 

23 with respect to the management and development of 

24 the National Monument. 

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1 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be 

2 composed of 11 members, to be appointed by the Sec3 retary, of whom— 

4 (A) 3 members shall reside in the city of 

5 Springfield or Sangamon County in the State; 

6 (B) 3 members shall be appointed after con7 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

8 Governor of the State; 

9 (C) 3 members shall be appointed after con10 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

11 Mayor of the city of Springfield in the State; 

12 and 

13 (D) 2 members shall be appointed who have 

14 experience in the field of historic preservation or 

15 the purposes for which the National Monument 

16 was established. 

17 (3) TERM.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Com19 mission shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 

20 (B) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the ex21 piration of a 5-year term of a member of the 

22 Commission, a member of the Commission may 

23 continue to serve on the Commission until the 

24 date on which— 

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1 (i) the member is reappointed by the 

2 Secretary; or 

3 (ii) a successor is appointed by the 

4 Secretary. 

5 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall have 

6 a Chairperson, who shall be elected by the members of 

7 the Commission. 

8 (5) BYLAWS.—The Commission shall adopt such 

9 bylaws as the Commission considers necessary to 

10 carry out the duties of the Commission under this 

11 subsection. 

12 (6) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 

13 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi14 nal appointment was made. 

15 (7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

16 Commission shall constitute a quorum. 

17 (8) COMPENSATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commis19 sion shall serve without compensation. 

20 (B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the 

21 Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, in22 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 

23 authorized for an employee of an agency under 

24 subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 

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1 ular place of business of the member in the per2 formance of the duty of the Commission. 

3 (9) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 1013(b) 

4 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the 

5 Commission. 

6 (10) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall ter7 minate on the date that is 12 years after the date of 

8 enactment of this Act. 

Calendar No. 294 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 384 

[Report No. 118–142] 

A BILL 

To establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot Naother purposes. tional Monument in the State of Illinois, and for 

DECEMBER 20, 2023 

Reported with an amendment