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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 382

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 12, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

in the State of South Dakota, 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 ‘‘Minuteman Missile Na5 tional Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

3 (1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic

4 missile (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ICBM’’) launch

5 control facility and launch facility known as ‘‘Delta

6 1’’ and ‘‘Delta 9’’, respectively, have national signifi7 cance as the best preserved examples of the oper8 ational character of American history during the

9 Cold War;

10 (2) the facilities are symbolic of the dedication

11 and preparedness exhibited by the missileers of the

12 Air Force stationed throughout the upper Great

13 Plains in remote and forbidding locations during the

14 Cold War;

15 (3) the facilities provide a unique opportunity

16 to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold

17 War, the arms race, and ICBM development; and

18 (4) the National Park System does not contain

19 a unit that specifically commemorates or interprets

20 the Cold War.

21 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

22 (1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the

23 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera24 tions the structures associated with the Minuteman

25 II missile defense system;
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1 (2) to interpret the historical role of the Min2 uteman II missile defense system—

3 (A) as a key component of America’s stra4 tegic commitment to preserve world peace; and

5 (B) in the broader context of the Cold

6 War; and

7 (3) to complement the interpretive programs re8 lating to the Minuteman II missile defense system

9 offered by the South Dakota Air and Space Museum

10 at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

11 SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Minuteman Missile Na14 tional Historic Site in the State of South Dakota

15 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘historic site’’) is es16 tablished as a unit of the National Park System.

17 (2) COMPONENTS OF SITE.—The historic site

18 shall consist of the land and interests in land com19 prising the Minuteman II ICBM launch control fa20 cilities, as generally depicted on the map referred to

21 as ‘‘Minuteman Missile National Historic Site’’,

22 numbered 406/80,008 and dated September, 1998,

23 including—
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1 (A) the area surrounding the Minuteman

2 II ICBM launch control facility depicted as

3 ‘‘Delta 1 Launch Control Facility’’; and

4 (B) the area surrounding the Minuteman

5 II ICBM launch control facility depicted as

6 ‘‘Delta 9 Launch Facility’’.

7 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described

8 in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for

9 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the

10 National Park Service.

11 (4) ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARY.—The Sec12 retary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the

13 ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to make minor adjust14 ments to the boundary of the historic site.

15 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE.—The Sec16 retary shall administer the historic site in accordance with

17 this Act and laws generally applicable to units of the Na18 tional Park System, including—

19 (1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na20 tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap21 proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and

22 (2) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the

23 preservation of historic American sites, buildings,

24 objects, and antiquities of national significance, and
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1 for other purposes’’, approved August 21, 1935 (16

2 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

3 (c) COORDINATION WITH HEADS OF OTHER AGEN4 CIES.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of

5 Defense and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, to en6 sure that the administration of the historic site is in com7 pliance with applicable treaties.

8 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary

9 may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate

10 public and private entities and individuals to carry out this

11 Act.

12 (e) LAND ACQUISITION.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graph (2), the Secretary may acquire land and inter15 ests in land within the boundaries of the historic site

16 by—

17 (A) donation;

18 (B) purchase with donated or appropriated

19 funds; or

20 (C) exchange or transfer from another

21 Federal agency.

22 (2) PROHIBITED ACQUISITIONS.—

23 (A) CONTAMINATED LAND.—The Secretary

24 shall not acquire any land under this Act if the

25 Secretary determines that the land to be ac-
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1 quired, or any portion of the land, is contami2 nated with hazardous substances (as defined in

3 section 101 of the Comprehensive Environ4 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability

5 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)), unless, with re6 spect to the land, all remedial action necessary

7 to protect human health and the environment

8 has been taken under that Act.

9 (B) SOUTH DAKOTA LAND.—The Secretary

10 may acquire land or an interest in land owned

11 by the State of South Dakota only by donation

12 or exchange.

13 (f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

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

15 the date funds are made available to carry out this

16 Act, the Secretary shall prepare a general manage17 ment plan for the historic site.

18 (2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—

19 (A) NEW SITE LOCATION.—The plan shall

20 include an evaluation of appropriate locations

21 for a visitor facility and administrative site

22 within the areas depicted on the map described

23 in subsection (a)(2) as—

24 (i) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—Al25 ternative A’’; or
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1 (ii) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—

2 Alternative B’’.

3 (B) NEW SITE BOUNDARY MODIFICA4 TION.—On a determination by the Secretary of

5 the appropriate location for a visitor facility

6 and administrative site, the boundary of the

7 historic site shall be modified to include the se8 lected site.

9 (3) COORDINATION WITH BADLANDS NATIONAL

10 PARK.—In developing the plan, the Secretary shall

11 consider coordinating or consolidating appropriate

12 administrative, management, and personnel func13 tions of the historic site and the Badlands National

14 Park.

15 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro17 priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

18 (b) AIR FORCE FUNDS.—

19 (1) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Air

20 Force shall transfer to the Secretary any funds spe21 cifically appropriated to the Air Force in fiscal year

22 1999 for the maintenance, protection, or preserva23 tion of the land or interests in land described in sec24 tion 3.
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1 (2) USE OF AIR FORCE FUNDS.—Funds trans2 ferred under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Sec3 retary for establishing, operating, and maintaining

4 the historic site.

5 (c) LEGACY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—

6 Nothing in this Act affects the use of any funds available

7 for the Legacy Resource Management Program being car8 ried out by the Air Force that, before the date of enact9 ment of this Act, were directed to be used for resource

10 preservation and treaty compliance.

Passed the Senate March 25, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.