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Union Calendar No. 228

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 382

[Report No. 106–391]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 12, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Resources

OCTOBER 18, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

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’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic

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

3 control facility and launch facility known as ‘‘Delta

4 1’’ and ‘‘Delta 9’’, respectively, have national signifi5 cance as the best preserved examples of the oper6 ational character of American history during the

7 Cold War;

8 (2) the facilities are symbolic of the dedication

9 and preparedness exhibited by the missileers of the

10 Air Force stationed throughout the upper Great

11 Plains in remote and forbidding locations during the

12 Cold War;

13 (3) the facilities provide a unique opportunity

14 to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold

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

16 (4) the National Park System does not contain

17 a unit that specifically commemorates or interprets

18 the Cold War.

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

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

21 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera22 tions the structures associated with the Minuteman

23 II missile defense system;

24 (2) to interpret the historical role of the Min25 uteman II missile defense system—
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1 (A) as a key component of America’s stra2 tegic commitment to preserve world peace; and

3 (B) in the broader context of the Cold

4 War; and

5 (3) to complement the interpretive programs re6 lating to the Minuteman II missile defense system

7 offered by the South Dakota Air and Space Museum

8 at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

9 SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Minuteman Missile Na12 tional Historic Site in the State of South Dakota

13 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘historic site’’) is es14 tablished as a unit of the National Park System.

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

16 shall consist of the land and interests in land com17 prising the Minuteman II ICBM launch control fa18 cilities, as generally depicted on the map referred to

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

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

21 including—

22 (A) the area surrounding the Minuteman

23 II ICBM launch control facility depicted as

24 ‘‘Delta 1 Launch Control Facility’’; and
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1 (B) the area surrounding the Minuteman

2 II ICBM launch control facility depicted as

3 ‘‘Delta 9 Launch Facility’’.

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

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

6 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the

7 National Park Service.

8 (4) ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARY.—The Sec9 retary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the

10 ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to make minor adjust11 ments to the boundary of the historic site.

12 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE.—The Sec13 retary shall administer the historic site in accordance with

14 this Act and laws generally applicable to units of the Na15 tional Park System, including—

16 (1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na17 tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap18 proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and

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

20 preservation of historic American sites, buildings,

21 objects, and antiquities of national significance, and

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

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

24 (c) COORDINATION WITH HEADS OF OTHER AGEN25 CIES.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of
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1 Defense and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, to en2 sure that the administration of the historic site is in com3 pliance with applicable treaties.

4 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary

5 may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate

6 public and private entities and individuals to carry out this

7 Act.

8 (e) LAND ACQUISITION.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), the Secretary may acquire land and inter11 ests in land within the boundaries of the historic site

12 by—

13 (A) donation;

14 (B) purchase with donated or appropriated

15 funds; or

16 (C) exchange or transfer from another

17 Federal agency.

18 (2) PROHIBITED ACQUISITIONS.—

19 (A) CONTAMINATED LAND.—The Secretary

20 shall not acquire any land under this Act if the

21 Secretary determines that the land to be ac22 quired, or any portion of the land, is contami23 nated with hazardous substances (as defined in

24 section 101 of the Comprehensive Environ25 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability
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1 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)), unless, with re2 spect to the land, all remedial action necessary

3 to protect human health and the environment

4 has been taken under that Act.

5 (B) SOUTH DAKOTA LAND.—The Secretary

6 may acquire land or an interest in land owned

7 by the State of South Dakota only by donation

8 or exchange.

9 (f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

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

11 the date funds are made available to carry out this

12 Act, the Secretary shall prepare a general manage13 ment plan for the historic site.

14 (2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—

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

16 include an evaluation of appropriate locations

17 for a visitor facility and administrative site

18 within the areas depicted on the map described

19 in subsection (a)(2) as—

20 (i) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—Al21 ternative A’’; or

22 (ii) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—

23 Alternative B’’.

24 (B) NEW SITE BOUNDARY MODIFICA25 TION.—On a determination by the Secretary of
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1 the appropriate location for a visitor facility

2 and administrative site, the boundary of the

3 historic site shall be modified to include the se4 lected site.

5 (3) COORDINATION WITH BADLANDS NATIONAL

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

7 consider coordinating or consolidating appropriate

8 administrative, management, and personnel func9 tions of the historic site and the Badlands National

10 Park.

11 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro13 priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

14 (b) AIR FORCE FUNDS.—

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

16 Force shall transfer to the Secretary any funds spe17 cifically appropriated to the Air Force in fiscal year

18 1999 for the maintenance, protection, or preserva19 tion of the land or interests in land described in sec20 tion 3.

21 (2) USE OF AIR FORCE FUNDS.—Funds trans22 ferred under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Sec23 retary for establishing, operating, and maintaining

24 the historic site.
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1 (c) LEGACY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—

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

3 for the Legacy Resource Management Program being car4 ried out by the Air Force that, before the date of enact5 ment of this Act, were directed to be used for resource

6 preservation and treaty compliance.

Passed the Senate March 25, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.

Union Calendar No. 228

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 382

[Report No. 106–391]

AN ACT

To establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for

other purposes.

OCTOBER 18, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed