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Union Calendar No. 42 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1208 

[Report No. 113–66] 

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 

MAY 17, 2013 

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

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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 

10 World War II to produce an atomic bomb before 

11 Nazi Germany; 

12 (2) a panel of experts convened by the Presi13 dent’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 

14 2001— 

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

16 of the atomic bomb during World War II has 

17 been called ‘the single most significant event of 

18 the 20th century’ ’’; and 

19 (B) recommended that nationally signifi20 cant sites associated with the Manhattan 

21 Project be formally established as a collective 

22 unit and be administered for preservation, com23 memoration, and public interpretation in co24 operation with the National Park Service; 


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1 (3) the Manhattan Project National Historical 

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

3 1362) directed the Secretary of the Interior, in con4 sultation with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a 

5 special resource study of the historically significant 

6 sites associated with the Manhattan Project to as7 sess the national significance, suitability, and feasi8 bility of designating one or more sites as a unit of 

9 the National Park System; 

10 (4) after significant public input, the National 

11 Park Service study found that ‘‘including Manhattan 

12 Project-related sites in the national park system will 

13 expand and enhance the protection and preservation 

14 of such resources and provide for comprehensive in15 terpretation and public understanding of this nation16 ally significant story in the 20th century American 

17 history’’; 

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

19 concurrence of the Department of Energy, rec20 ommended the establishment of a Manhattan Project 

21 National Historical Park comprised of resources 

22 at— 

23 (A) Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 

24 (B) Los Alamos, New Mexico; and 


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1 (C) Hanford, in the Tri-Cities area, Wash2 ington; and 

3 (6) designation of a Manhattan Project Na4 tional Historical Park as a unit of the National Park 

5 System would improve the preservation of, interpre6 tation of, and access to the nationally significant his7 toric resources associated with the Manhattan 

8 Project for present and future generations to gain a 

9 better understanding of the Manhattan Project, in10 cluding the significant, far-reaching, and complex 

11 legacy of the Manhattan Project. 

12 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

13 The purposes of this Act are— 

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

15 present and future generations the nationally signifi16 cant historic resources associated with the Manhat17 tan Project; 

18 (2) to improve public understanding of the 

19 Manhattan Project and the legacy of the Manhattan 

20 Project through interpretation of the historic re21 sources associated with the Manhattan Project; 

22 (3) to enhance public access to the Historical 

23 Park consistent with protection of public safety, na24 tional security, and other aspects of the mission of 

25 the Department of Energy; and 


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1 (4) to assist the Department of Energy, Histor2 ical Park communities, historical societies, and other 

3 interested organizations and individuals in efforts to 

4 preserve and protect the historically significant re5 sources associated with the Manhattan Project. 

6 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 Park’’ means the Manhattan Project National His10 torical Park established under section 5. 

11 (2) MANHATTAN PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Man12 hattan Project’’ means the Federal program to de13 velop an atomic bomb ending on December 31, 

14 1946. 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT NA18 TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

21 date of enactment of this Act, there shall be estab22 lished as a unit of the National Park System the 

23 Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 

24 (2) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Historical Park 

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1 section (b) as determined by the Secretary, in con2 sultation with the Secretary of Energy. The Sec3 retary shall include the area referred to in sub4 section (b)(3)(A), the B Reactor National Historic 

5 Landmark, in the Historical Park. 

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

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

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

9 titled ‘‘Manhattan Project National Historical Park 

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

11 2012: 

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

13 or interests in land that are— 

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

15 Y–12 National Security Complex; 

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

17 Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 

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

19 Tennessee Technology Park; and 

20 (D) at the former Guest House located at 

21 210 East Madison Road. 

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

23 land, or interests in land that are— 

24 (A) in the Los Alamos Scientific Labora25 tory National Historic Landmark District, or 


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1 any addition to the Landmark District proposed 

2 in the National Historic Landmark Nomina3 tion—Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory 

4 (LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of NHL 

5 Revision), Los Alamos National Laboratory 

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

7 2012); 

8 (B) at the former East Cafeteria located at 

9 1670 Nectar Street; and 

10 (C) at the former dormitory located at 

11 1725 17th Street. 

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

13 or interests in land that are— 

14 (A) the B Reactor National Historic Land15 mark; 

16 (B) the Hanford High School in the town 

17 of Hanford and Hanford Construction Camp 

18 Historic District; 

19 (C) the White Bluffs Bank building in the 

20 White Bluffs Historic District; 

21 (D) the warehouse at the Bruggemann’s 

22 Agricultural Complex; 

23 (E) the Hanford Irrigation District Pump 

24 House; and 

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


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1 (c) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non-Fed2 eral property may be included in the Historical Park with3 out the written consent of the owner. 

4 SEC. 6. AGREEMENT. 

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

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Sec7 retary of Energy (acting through the Oak Ridge, Los Ala8 mos, and Richland site offices) shall enter into an agree9 ment governing the respective roles of the Secretary and 

10 the Secretary of Energy in administering the facilities, 

11 land, or interests in land under the administrative jurisdic12 tion of the Department of Energy that is to be included 

13 in the Historical Park under section 5(b), including provi14 sions for enhanced public access, management, interpreta15 tion, and historic preservation. 

16 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Any 

17 agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that the Sec18 retary shall— 

19 (1) have decisionmaking authority for the con20 tent of historic interpretation of the Manhattan 

21 Project for purposes of administering the Historical 

22 Park; and 

23 (2) ensure that the agreement provides an ap24 propriate advisory role for the National Park Service 


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1 in preserving the historic resources covered by the 

2 agreement. 

3 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF EN4 ERGY.—Any agreement under subsection (a) shall provide 

5 that the Secretary of Energy— 

6 (1) shall ensure that the agreement appro7 priately protects public safety, national security, and 

8 other aspects of the ongoing mission of the Depart9 ment of Energy at the Oak Ridge Reservation, Los 

10 Alamos National Laboratory, and Hanford Site; 

11 (2) may consult with and provide historical in12 formation to the Secretary concerning the Manhat13 tan Project; 

14 (3) shall retain responsibility, in accordance 

15 with applicable law, for any environmental remedi16 ation that may be necessary in or around the facili17 ties, land, or interests in land governed by the agree18 ment; and 

19 (4) shall retain authority and legal obligations 

20 for historic preservation and general maintenance, 

21 including to ensure safe access, in connection with 

22 the Department’s Manhattan Project resources. 

23 (d) AMENDMENTS.—The agreement under subsection 

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

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


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1 areas described in section 5(b) that are under the jurisdic2 tion of the Secretary of Energy. 

3 SEC. 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 

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

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

6 and interested members of the public— 

7 (1) before executing any agreement under sec8 tion 6; and 

9 (2) in the development of the general manage10 ment plan under section 8(b). 

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

12 days after the date on which an agreement under section 

13 6 is entered into, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed14 eral Register notice of the establishment of the Historical 

15 Park, including an official boundary map. 

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

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

18 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 

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

20 to reflect any additions to the Historical Park from eligible 

21 areas described in section 5(b). 

22 (d) ADDITIONS.—Any land, interest in land, or facil23 ity within the eligible areas described in section 5(b) that 

24 is acquired by the Secretary or included in an amendment 


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

2 Historical Park. 

3 SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

5 the Historical Park in accordance with— 

6 (1) this Act; and 

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

8 National Park System, including— 

9 (A) the National Park System Organic Act 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

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

12 461 et seq.). 

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

14 3 years after the date on which funds are made available 

15 to carry out this section, the Secretary, with the concur16 rence of the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation and 

17 collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Rich18 land Department of Energy site offices, shall complete a 

19 general management plan for the Historical Park in ac20 cordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (com21 monly known as the ‘‘National Park Service General Au22 thorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

23 (c) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary may, sub24 ject to applicable law, provide interpretive tours of histori25 cally significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in 


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1 the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington 

2 that are located outside the boundary of the Historical 

3 Park. 

4 (d) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

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

6 land and interests in land within the eligible areas 

7 described in section 5(b) by— 

8 (A) transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

9 from the Department of Energy by agreement 

10 between the Secretary and the Secretary of En11 ergy; 

12 (B) donation; or 

13 (C) exchange. 

14 (2) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Sec15 retary may not acquire by condemnation any land or 

16 interest in land under this Act or for the purposes 

17 of this Act. 

18 (e) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

19 (1) FEDERAL FACILITIES.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

21 enter into one or more agreements with the 

22 head of a Federal agency to provide public ac23 cess to, and management, interpretation, and 

24 historic preservation of, historically significant 


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1 Manhattan Project resources under the jurisdic2 tion or control of the Federal agency. 

3 (B) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREE4 MENTS.—The Secretary may accept donations 

5 from, and enter into cooperative agreements 

6 with, State governments, units of local govern7 ment, tribal governments, organizations, or in8 dividuals to further the purpose of an inter9 agency agreement entered into under subpara10 graph (A) or to provide visitor services and ad11 ministrative facilities within reasonable prox12 imity to the Historical Park. 

13 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

14 may provide technical assistance to State, local, or 

15 tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for 

16 the management, interpretation, and historic preser17 vation of historically significant Manhattan Project 

18 resources not included within the Historical Park. 

19 (3) DONATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF EN20 ERGY.—For the purposes of this Act, or for the pur21 pose of preserving and providing access to histori22 cally significant Manhattan Project resources, the 

23 Secretary of Energy may accept, hold, administer, 

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

25 and services). 


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1 SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION. 

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

3 Act, the establishment of the Historical Park, or the man4 agement plan for the Historical Park shall be construed 

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

6 an activity can be seen and heard from within the Histor7 ical Park shall not preclude the conduct of that activity 

8 or use outside the Historical Park. 

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

10 constitute a cause of action with respect to activities out11 side or adjacent to the established boundary of the Histor12 ical Park. 


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Union Calendar No. 42 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1208 

[Report No. 113–66] 

A BILL 

To establish the Manhattan Project National Hisand for other purposes. mos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, torical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los AlaMAY 17, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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