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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 139 

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the 

State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2019 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic 

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 Race Riot 

5 National Historic Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) HISTORIC MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

9 Monument’’ means the Springfield Race Riot Na10 tional Historic Monument established by section 3. 


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1 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Springfield Race Riot National Memorial 

3 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588 and 

4 dated October 2018. 

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

6 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di7 rector of the National Park Service. 

8 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT NA9 TIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

12 there is established the Springfield Race Riot Na13 tional Historic Monument in the State of Illinois as 

14 a unit of the National Park System, to preserve, 

15 protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 

16 future generations, resources associated with the 

17 Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the 

18 formation of the National Association for the Ad19 vancement of Colored People. 

20 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Historic Monument 

21 shall not be established until the date on which the 

22 Secretary acquires sufficient land within the bound23 ary of the Historic Monument to constitute a man24 ageable unit. 


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1 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Historic 

2 Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on 

3 the Map. 

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

5 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of6 fices of the National Park Service. 

7 (d) ACQUISITION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

8 may acquire any land or interest in land located within 

9 the boundary of the Historic Monument by— 

10 (1) donation; 

11 (2) purchase with donated funds or appro12 priated funds; or 

13 (3) exchange. 

14 (e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 

15 agreements with— 

16 (1) the city of Springfield, Illinois, for the pur17 pose of establishing and operating outside of the 

18 Historic Monument boundary facilities for adminis19 tration and visitor services; and 

20 (2) other public or private entities for the pur21 poses of carrying out this Act. 

22 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin24 ister the Historic Monument in accordance with— 

25 (A) this Act; and 


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1 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

2 of the National Park System. 

3 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

5 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

6 are first made available to the Secretary for 

7 this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen8 eral management plan for the Historic Monu9 ment in accordance with section 100502 of title 

10 54, United States Code. 

11 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com12 pletion of the general management plan under 

13 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it 

14 to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Committee 

16 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen17 ate. 

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