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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1208 

To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2013 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, and Mr. BEN

RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park 

in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and 

Hanford, Washington, 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 ‘‘Manhattan Project Na5 tional Historical Park Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Manhattan Project was an unprece9 dented top-secret program implemented during 


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1 World War II to produce an atomic bomb before 

2 Nazi Germany; 

3 (2) a panel of experts convened by the Presi4 dent’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 

5 2001— 

6 (A) stated that ‘‘the development and use 

7 of the atomic bomb during World War II has 

8 been called ‘the single most significant event of 

9 the 20th century’ ’’; and 

10 (B) recommended that nationally signifi11 cant sites associated with the Manhattan 

12 Project be formally established as a collective 

13 unit and be administered for preservation, com14 memoration, and public interpretation in co15 operation with the National Park Service; 

16 (3) the Manhattan Project National Historical 

17 Park Study Act (Public Law 108–340; 118 Stat. 

18 1362) directed the Secretary of the Interior, in con19 sultation with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a 

20 special resource study of the historically significant 

21 sites associated with the Manhattan Project to as22 sess the national significance, suitability, and feasi23 bility of designating one or more sites as a unit of 

24 the National Park System; 


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1 (4) after significant public input, the National 

2 Park Service study found that ‘‘including Manhattan 

3 Project-related sites in the national park system will 

4 expand and enhance the protection and preservation 

5 of such resources and provide for comprehensive in6 terpretation and public understanding of this nation7 ally significant story in the 20th century American 

8 history’’; 

9 (5) the Department of the Interior, with the 

10 concurrence of the Department of Energy, rec11 ommended the establishment of a Manhattan Project 

12 National Historical Park comprised of resources 

13 at— 

14 (A) Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 

15 (B) Los Alamos, New Mexico; and 

16 (C) Hanford, in the Tri-Cities area, Wash17 ington; and 

18 (6) designation of a Manhattan Project Na19 tional Historical Park as a unit of the National Park 

20 System would improve the preservation of, interpre21 tation of, and access to the nationally significant his22 toric resources associated with the Manhattan 

23 Project for present and future generations to gain a 

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1 cluding the significant, far-reaching, and complex 

2 legacy of the Manhattan Project. 

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

4 The purposes of this Act are— 

5 (1) to preserve and protect for the benefit of 

6 present and future generations the nationally signifi7 cant historic resources associated with the Manhat8 tan Project; 

9 (2) to improve public understanding of the 

10 Manhattan Project and the legacy of the Manhattan 

11 Project through interpretation of the historic re12 sources associated with the Manhattan Project; 

13 (3) to enhance public access to the Historical 

14 Park consistent with protection of public safety, na15 tional security, and other aspects of the mission of 

16 the Department of Energy; and 

17 (4) to assist the Department of Energy, Histor18 ical Park communities, historical societies, and other 

19 interested organizations and individuals in efforts to 

20 preserve and protect the historically significant re21 sources associated with the Manhattan Project. 

22 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this Act: 


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1 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 

2 Park’’ means the Manhattan Project National His3 torical Park established under section 5. 

4 (2) MANHATTAN PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Man5 hattan Project’’ means the Federal program to de6 velop an atomic bomb ending on December 31, 

7 1946. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT NA11 TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

13 (1) DATE.—Not later than 1 year after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, there shall be estab15 lished as a unit of the National Park System the 

16 Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

17 (2) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Historical Park 

18 shall consist of facilities and areas listed under sub19 section (b) as determined by the Secretary, in con20 sultation with the Secretary of Energy. The Sec21 retary shall include the area referred to in sub22 section (b)(3)(A), the B Reactor National Historic 

23 Landmark, in the Historical Park. 

24 (b) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—The Historical Park may only 

25 be comprised of one or more of the following areas, or 


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1 portions of the areas, as generally depicted in the map 

2 titled ‘‘Manhattan Project National Historical Park 

3 Sites’’, numbered 540/108,834–C, and dated September 

4 2012: 

5 (1) OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE.—Facilities, land, 

6 or interests in land that are— 

7 (A) at Buildings 9204–3 and 9731 at the 

8 Y–12 National Security Complex; 

9 (B) at the X–10 Graphite Reactor at the 

10 Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 

11 (C) at the K–25 Building site at the East 

12 Tennessee Technology Park; and 

13 (D) at the former Guest House located at 

14 210 East Madison Road. 

15 (2) LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO.—Facilities, 

16 land, or interests in land that are— 

17 (A) in the Los Alamos Scientific Labora18 tory National Historic Landmark District, or 

19 any addition to the Landmark District proposed 

20 in the National Historic Landmark Nomina21 tion—Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory 

22 (LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of NHL 

23 Revision), Los Alamos National Laboratory 

24 document LA–UR 12–00387 (January 26, 

25 2012); 


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1 (B) at the former East Cafeteria located at 

2 1670 Nectar Street; and 

3 (C) at the former dormitory located at 

4 1725 17th Street. 

5 (3) HANFORD, WASHINGTON.—Facilities, land, 

6 or interests in land that are— 

7 (A) the B Reactor National Historic Land8 mark; 

9 (B) the Hanford High School in the town 

10 of Hanford and Hanford Construction Camp 

11 Historic District; 

12 (C) the White Bluffs Bank building in the 

13 White Bluffs Historic District; 

14 (D) the warehouse at the Bruggemann’s 

15 Agricultural Complex; 

16 (E) the Hanford Irrigation District Pump 

17 House; and 

18 (F) the T Plant (221–T Process Building). 

19 (c) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non-Fed20 eral property may be included in the Historical Park with21 out the written consent of the owner. 

22 SEC. 6. AGREEMENT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

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1 mos, and Richland site offices) shall enter into an agree2 ment governing the respective roles of the Secretary and 

3 the Secretary of Energy in administering the facilities, 

4 land, or interests in land under the administrative jurisdic5 tion of the Department of Energy that is to be included 

6 in the Historical Park under section 5(b), including provi7 sions for enhanced public access, management, interpreta8 tion, and historic preservation. 

9 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Any 

10 agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 (1) have decisionmaking authority for the con13 tent of historic interpretation of the Manhattan 

14 Project for purposes of administering the Historical 

15 Park; and 

16 (2) ensure that the agreement provides an ap17 propriate advisory role for the National Park Service 

18 in preserving the historic resources covered by the 

19 agreement. 

20 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF EN21 ERGY.—Any agreement under subsection (a) shall provide 

22 that the Secretary of Energy— 

23 (1) shall ensure that the agreement appro24 priately protects public safety, national security, and 

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1 ment of Energy at the Oak Ridge Reservation, Los 

2 Alamos National Laboratory, and Hanford Site; 

3 (2) may consult with and provide historical in4 formation to the Secretary concerning the Manhat5 tan Project; 

6 (3) shall retain responsibility, in accordance 

7 with applicable law, for any environmental remedi8 ation that may be necessary in or around the facili9 ties, land, or interests in land governed by the agree10 ment; and 

11 (4) shall retain authority and legal obligations 

12 for historic preservation and general maintenance, 

13 including to ensure safe access, in connection with 

14 the Department’s Manhattan Project resources. 

15 (d) AMENDMENTS.—The agreement under subsection 

16 (a) may be amended, including to add to the Historical 

17 Park facilities, land, or interests in land within the eligible 

18 areas described in section 5(b) that are under the jurisdic19 tion of the Secretary of Energy. 

20 SEC. 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall consult with 

22 interested State, county, and local officials, organizations, 

23 and interested members of the public— 

24 (1) before executing any agreement under sec25 tion 6; and 


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1 (2) in the development of the general manage2 ment plan under section 8(b). 

3 (b) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.—Not later than 30 

4 days after the date on which an agreement under section 

5 6 is entered into, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed6 eral Register notice of the establishment of the Historical 

7 Park, including an official boundary map. 

8 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The official boundary 

9 map published under subsection (b) shall be on file and 

10 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 

11 of the National Park Service. The map shall be updated 

12 to reflect any additions to the Historical Park from eligible 

13 areas described in section 5(b). 

14 (d) ADDITIONS.—Any land, interest in land, or facil15 ity within the eligible areas described in section 5(b) that 

16 is acquired by the Secretary or included in an amendment 

17 to the agreement under section 6(d) shall be added to the 

18 Historical Park. 

19 SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

21 the Historical Park in accordance with— 

22 (1) this Act; and 

23 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

24 National Park System, including— 


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1 (A) the National Park System Organic Act 

2 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

3 (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

4 461 et seq.). 

5 (b) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 

6 3 years after the date on which funds are made available 

7 to carry out this section, the Secretary, with the concur8 rence of the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation and 

9 collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Rich10 land Department of Energy site offices, shall complete a 

11 general management plan for the Historical Park in ac12 cordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (com13 monly known as the ‘‘National Park Service General Au14 thorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

15 (c) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary may, sub16 ject to applicable law, provide interpretive tours of histori17 cally significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in 

18 the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington 

19 that are located outside the boundary of the Historical 

20 Park. 

21 (d) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

23 land and interests in land within the eligible areas 

24 described in section 5(b) by— 


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1 (A) transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

2 from the Department of Energy by agreement 

3 between the Secretary and the Secretary of En4 ergy; 

5 (B) donation; or 

6 (C) exchange. 

7 (2) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Sec8 retary may not acquire by condemnation any land or 

9 interest in land under this Act or for the purposes 

10 of this Act. 

11 (e) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

12 (1) FEDERAL FACILITIES.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

14 enter into one or more agreements with the 

15 head of a Federal agency to provide public ac16 cess to, and management, interpretation, and 

17 historic preservation of, historically significant 

18 Manhattan Project resources under the jurisdic19 tion or control of the Federal agency. 

20 (B) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREE21 MENTS.—The Secretary may accept donations 

22 from, and enter into cooperative agreements 

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1 agency agreement entered into under subpara2 graph (A) or to provide visitor services and ad3 ministrative facilities within reasonable prox4 imity to the Historical Park. 

5 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

6 may provide technical assistance to State, local, or 

7 tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for 

8 the management, interpretation, and historic preser9 vation of historically significant Manhattan Project 

10 resources not included within the Historical Park. 

11 (3) DONATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF EN12 ERGY.—For the purposes of this Act, or for the pur13 pose of preserving and providing access to histori14 cally significant Manhattan Project resources, the 

15 Secretary of Energy may accept, hold, administer, 

16 and use gifts, bequests, and devises (including labor 

17 and services). 

18 SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION. 

19 (a) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in this 

20 Act, the establishment of the Historical Park, or the man21 agement plan for the Historical Park shall be construed 

22 to create buffer zones outside of the Historical Park. That 

23 an activity can be seen and heard from within the Histor24 ical Park shall not preclude the conduct of that activity 

25 or use outside the Historical Park. 


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1 (b) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this Act shall 

2 constitute a cause of action with respect to activities out3 side or adjacent to the established boundary of the Histor4 ical Park. 

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