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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 305 

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Monument in the State 

of Illinois, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2021 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National 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 Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na9 tional Monument’’ means the Springfield Race Riot 

10 National Monument established by section 3(a)(1). 


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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 MONUMENT. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

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

14 of the National Park System, to preserve, protect, 

15 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

16 generations resources associated with the Springfield 

17 Race Riot of 1908 and the role of the riot in the for18 mation of the National Association for the Advance19 ment of Colored People. 

20 (2) CONDITIONS.—The National Monument 

21 shall not be established until the date on which the 

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


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

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 National Monument by— 

10 (1) donation; 

11 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

12 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 Na18 tional Monument boundary facilities for administra19 tion 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 National 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 the 

7 preparation of a general management plan for 

8 the National Monument, the Secretary shall 

9 prepare a general management plan for the Na10 tional Monument in accordance with section 

11 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

12 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com13 pletion of the general management plan under 

14 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 

15 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

16 House of Representatives and the Committee 

17 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

18 the general management plan prepared under 

19 that subparagraph. 

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