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Calendar No. 657 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4895 

[Report No. 115–370] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument 

in the State of Mississippi, 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 ‘‘Medgar Evers Home 

5 National Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

2 means the Medgar Evers Home National Monument 

3 established by section 3. 

4 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

5 District’’ means the Medgar Evers Historic District, 

6 as included on the National Register of Historic 

7 Places, and as generally depicted on the Map. 

8 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Medgar Evers Home National Monument’’, 

10 numbered 515/142561, and dated February 2018. 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di13 rector of the National Park Service. 

14 (5) COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘College’’ means 

15 Tougaloo College, a private educational institution 

16 located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. 

17 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR EVERS HOME NA18 TIONAL MONUMENT. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

21 there is established the Medgar Evers Home Na22 tional Monument in the State of Mississippi as a 

23 unit of the National Park System to preserve, pro24 tect, and interpret for the benefit of present and fu25 ture generations resources associated with Medgar 


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1 Evers’ pivotal role in the American Civil Rights 

2 Movement. 

3 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Monument shall not be 

4 established until the date on which the Secretary— 

5 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

6 with the College providing that all parcels with7 in the Medgar Evers Home National Monument 

8 boundary as depicted on the Map shall be do9 nated to the United States for inclusion in the 

10 Monument to be managed consistently with the 

11 purposes of the Monument; and 

12 (B) has otherwise acquired sufficient land 

13 or interests in land within the boundaries of the 

14 Monument to constitute a manageable unit. 

15 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

16 shall be the boundaries as generally depicted on the Map. 

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

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of19 fices of the National Park Service. 

20 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

21 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

22 the boundary of the Monument by— 

23 (1) donation; 

24 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

25 (3) exchange. 


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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin3 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

4 (A) this Act; and 

5 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

6 of the National Park System, including— 

7 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

8 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

9 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

10 Code; and 

11 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

14 (A) Not later than 3 years after the date 

15 on which funds are first made available to the 

16 Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall 

17 prepare a general management plan for the 

18 Monument in accordance with section 100502 

19 of title 54, United States Code. 

20 (B) On completion of the general manage21 ment plan under subparagraph (A), the Sec22 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat23 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

24 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re25 sources of the Senate. 


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1 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

2 (1) MONUMENT.—The Secretary shall enter 

3 into a cooperative agreement with the College for in4 terpretive and educational programming related to 

5 the Monument, and may enter into other cooperative 

6 agreements for the purposes of carrying out this 

7 Act. 

8 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The Secretary may 

9 enter into cooperative agreements with the owner of 

10 a nationally significant property within the Historic 

11 District, to identify, mark, interpret, improve, re12 store, and provide technical assistance with respect 

13 to the preservation and interpretation of the prop14 erty. 

15 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 

16 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

17 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out18 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

19 can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument 

20 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out21 side of the Monument. 

22 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medgar and Myrlie 

24 Evers Home National Monument Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘College’’ means 

4 Tougaloo College, a private educational institution lo5 cated in Tougaloo, Mississippi. 

6 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

7 District’’ means the Medgar Evers Historic District, 

8 as included on the National Register of Historic 

9 Places, and as generally depicted on the Map. 

10 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti11 tled ‘‘Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National 

12 Monument’’, numbered 515/142561, and dated Sep13 tember 2018. 

14 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means 

15 the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monu16 ment established by section 3. 

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

18 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di19 rector of the National Park Service. 

20 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS 

21 HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

24 there is established the Medgar and Myrlie Evers 

25 Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi 

26 as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, 


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1 protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 

2 future generations resources associated with the piv3 otal roles of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the Amer4 ican Civil Rights Movement. 

5 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The 

6 Monument shall not be established until the date on 

7 which the Secretary determines that a sufficient 

8 quantity of land or interests in land has been ac9 quired to constitute a manageable park unit. 

10 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

11 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

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

13 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of14 fices of the National Park Service. 

15 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

16 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

17 the boundary of the Monument by— 

18 (1) donation; 

19 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

20 or appropriated funds; or 

21 (3) exchange. 

22 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

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

25 (A) this Act; and 


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1 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

2 the National Park System, including— 

3 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

4 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

5 and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 

6 and 

7 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

8 States Code. 

9 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

11 after the date on which funds are first made 

12 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

13 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

14 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec15 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

16 (B) SUBMISSION.—On completion of the 

17 general management plan under subparagraph 

18 (A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Com19 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and 

21 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

22 (f) AGREEMENTS.— 

23 (1) MONUMENT.—The Secretary— 


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1 (A) shall seek to enter into an agreement 

2 with the College to provide interpretive and edu3 cational services relating to the Monument; and 

4 (B) may enter into agreements with the 

5 College and other entities for the purposes of car6 rying out this Act. 

7 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The Secretary may 

8 enter into agreements with the owner of a nationally 

9 significant property within the Historic District, to 

10 identify, mark, interpret, and provide technical as11 sistance with respect to the preservation and interpre12 tation of the property. 

13 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, the estab15 lishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

16 Monument creates a buffer zone outside of the Monu17 ment. 

18 (2) ACTIVITY OR USE OUTSIDE MONUMENT.—The 

19 fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or de20 tected from within the Monument shall not preclude 

21 the conduct of the activity or use outside of the Monu22 ment. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to establish 

the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument 

in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 657 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4895 

[Report No. 115–370] 

AN ACT 

To establish the Medgar Evers Home National 

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

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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