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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 382

To establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State

of South Dakota, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 4, 1999

Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. DASCHLE) introduced the following bill;

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

A BILL

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’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic

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

10 control facility and launch facility known as ‘‘Delta
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1 1’’ and ‘‘Delta 9’’, respectively, have national signifi2 cance as the best preserved examples of the oper3 ational character of American history during the

4 Cold War;

5 (2) the facilities are symbolic of the dedication

6 and preparedness exhibited by the missileers of the

7 Air Force stationed throughout the upper Great

8 Plains in remote and forbidding locations during the

9 Cold War;

10 (3) the facilities provide a unique opportunity

11 to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold

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

13 (4) the National Park System does not contain

14 a unit that specifically commemorates or interprets

15 the Cold War.

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

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

18 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera19 tions the structures associated with the Minuteman

20 II missile defense system;

21 (2) to interpret the historical role of the Min22 uteman II missile defense system—

23 (A) as a key component of America’s stra24 tegic commitment to preserve world peace; and
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1 (B) in the broader context of the Cold

2 War; and

3 (3) to complement the interpretive programs re4 lating to the Minuteman II missile defense system

5 offered by the South Dakota Air and Space Museum

6 at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

7 SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Minuteman Missile Na10 tional Historic Site in the State of South Dakota

11 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘historic site’’) is es12 tablished as a unit of the National Park System.

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

14 shall consist of the land and interests in land com15 prising the Minuteman II ICBM launch control fa16 cilities, as generally depicted on the map referred to

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

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

19 including—

20 (A) the area surrounding the Minuteman

21 II ICBM launch control facility depicted as

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

23 (B) the area surrounding the Minuteman

24 II ICBM launch control facility depicted as

25 ‘‘Delta 9 Launch Facility’’.
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1 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described

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

3 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the

4 National Park Service.

5 (4) ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARY.—The Sec6 retary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the

7 ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to make minor adjust8 ments to the boundary of the historic site.

9 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE.—The Sec10 retary shall administer the historic site in accordance with

11 this Act and laws generally applicable to units of the

12 National Park System, including—

13 (1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na14 tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap15 proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and

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

17 preservation of historic American sites, buildings,

18 objects, and antiquities of national significance, and

19 for other purposes’’, approved August 21, 1935 (16

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

21 (c) COORDINATION WITH HEADS OF OTHER AGEN22 CIES.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of

23 Defense and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, to en24 sure that the administration of the historic site is in com25 pliance with applicable treaties.
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1 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary

2 may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate

3 public and private entities and individuals to carry out this

4 Act.

5 (e) LAND ACQUISITION.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para7 graph (2), the Secretary may acquire land and inter8 ests in land within the boundaries of the historic site

9 by—

10 (A) donation;

11 (B) purchase with donated or appropriated

12 funds; or

13 (C) exchange or transfer from another

14 Federal agency.

15 (2) PROHIBITED ACQUISITIONS.—

16 (A) CONTAMINATED LAND.—The Secretary

17 shall not acquire any land under this Act if the

18 Secretary determines that the land to be ac19 quired, or any portion of the land, is contami20 nated with hazardous substances (as defined in

21 section 101 of the Comprehensive Environ22 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability

23 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)), unless, with re24 spect to the land, all remedial action necessary
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1 to protect human health and the environment

2 has been taken under that Act.

3 (B) SOUTH DAKOTA LAND.—The Secretary

4 may acquire land or an interest in land owned

5 by the State of South Dakota only by donation

6 or exchange.

7 (f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

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

9 the date funds are made available to carry out this

10 Act, the Secretary shall prepare a general manage11 ment plan for the historic site.

12 (2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—

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

14 include an evaluation of appropriate locations

15 for a visitor facility and administrative site

16 within the areas depicted on the map described

17 in subsection (a)(2) as—

18 (i) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—Al19 ternative A’’; or

20 (ii) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—

21 Alternative B’’.

22 (B) NEW SITE BOUNDARY MODIFICA23 TION.—On a determination by the Secretary of

24 the appropriate location for a visitor facility

25 and administrative site, the boundary of the
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1 historic site shall be modified to include the se2 lected site.

3 (3) COORDINATION WITH BADLANDS NATIONAL

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

5 consider coordinating or consolidating appropriate

6 administrative, management, and personnel func7 tions of the historic site and the Badlands National

8 Park.

9 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro11 priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

12 (b) AIR FORCE FUNDS.—

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

14 Force shall transfer to the Secretary any funds spe15 cifically appropriated to the Air Force in fiscal year

16 1999 for the maintenance, protection, or preserva17 tion of the land or interests in land described in sec18 tion 3.

19 (2) USE OF AIR FORCE FUNDS.—Funds trans20 ferred under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Sec21 retary for establishing, operating, and maintaining

22 the historic site.

23 (c) LEGACY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—

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

25 for the Legacy Resource Management Program being car-
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1 ried out by the Air Force that, before the date of enact2 ment of this Act, were directed to be used for resource

3 preservation and treaty compliance.

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