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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1407 

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the 

State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

ADAMS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. BOST, Mr. 

GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. JOYCE of 

Ohio, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. BACON, and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic 

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 Historic Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) HISTORIC MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

2 Monument’’ means the Springfield Race Riot Na3 tional Historic Monument established by section 3. 

4 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en5 titled ‘‘Springfield Race Riot National Memorial 

6 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588 and 

7 dated October 2018. 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di10 rector of the National Park Service. 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT NA12 TIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

15 there is established the Springfield Race Riot Na16 tional Historic Monument in the State of Illinois as 

17 a unit of the National Park System, to preserve, 

18 protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 

19 future generations, resources associated with the 

20 Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the 

21 formation of the National Association for the Ad22 vancement of Colored People. 

23 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Historic Monument 

24 shall not be established until the date on which the 

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1 ary of the Historic Monument to constitute a man2 ageable unit. 

3 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Historic 

4 Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on 

5 the Map. 

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

7 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of8 fices of the National Park Service. 

9 (d) ACQUISITION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

10 may acquire any land or interest in land located within 

11 the boundary of the Historic Monument by— 

12 (1) donation; 

13 (2) purchase with donated funds or appro14 priated funds; or 

15 (3) exchange. 

16 (e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 

17 agreements with— 

18 (1) the city of Springfield, Illinois, for the pur19 pose of establishing and operating outside of the 

20 Historic Monument boundary facilities for adminis21 tration and visitor services; and 

22 (2) other public or private entities for the pur23 poses of carrying out this Act. 

24 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Historic Monument in accordance with— 

3 (A) this Act; and 

4 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

5 of the National Park System. 

6 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

7 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 

8 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

9 are first made available to the Secretary for 

10 this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen11 eral management plan for the Historic Monu12 ment in accordance with section 100502 of title 

13 54, United States Code. 

14 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com15 pletion of the general management plan under 

16 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it 

17 to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

18 House of Representatives and the Committee 

19 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen20 ate. 

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