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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2340 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2340

    To establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National 
 Historical Park in the States of Illinois and Missouri, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2019

  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 Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National 
 Historical Park in the States of Illinois and Missouri, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture 
National Historical Park Act''.

SEC. 2. CAHOKIA MOUNDS MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 
              ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
        the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical 
        Park established by subsection (b).
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Cahokia 
        Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park, 
        Boundary'', numbered CMMC-NHP-107, and dated 05-31-2019.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) States.--The term ``States'' means the States of 
        Illinois and Missouri.
    (b) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in order to 
        preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
        generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources 
        associated with the life of the Mississippian Culture, there is 
        established, as a unit of the National Park System, the Cahokia 
        Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in--
                    (A) Collinsville, Illinois;
                    (B) Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, 
                Illinois; and
                    (C) St. Louis City County, Missouri.
            (2) Determination by secretary.--The historical park shall 
        not be established until the date on which the Secretary 
        determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in 
        land, has been acquired in accordance with subsection (d) to 
        constitute a manageable unit.
            (3) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.
    (c) Boundary.--The boundary of the historical park shall be the 
boundary as depicted on the map.
    (d) Land Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may acquire land and interests in land within the boundary of 
        the historical park by--
                    (A) donation;
                    (B) purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
                appropriated funds; or
                    (C) exchange.
            (2) Limitation.--Any land owned by the States or a 
        political subdivision of 1 of the States may be acquired only 
        by donation.
            (3) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
        the Secretary acquires sufficient land under this subsection to 
        achieve compliance with subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall 
        publish in the Federal Register a notice of the establishment 
        of the historical park.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        historical park in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 
                        100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 
                        Code; and
                            (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 54, 
                        United States Code.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
                cooperative agreements with the States and political 
                subdivisions of the States, institutions of higher 
                education, nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribes, and 
                individuals--
                            (i) to identify, interpret, and restore 
                        nationally significant historical or cultural 
                        and natural resources relating to the life of 
                        the Mississippian Culture within the boundaries 
                        of the historical park, subject to the 
                        condition that such an agreement shall provide 
                        for reasonable public access; and
                            (ii) to conduct research relating to the 
                        Mississippian Culture.
                    (B) Cost-sharing.--
                            (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of 
                        the total cost of any activity carried out 
                        under this paragraph shall be not more than 50 
                        percent.
                            (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
                        Federal share of the cost of carrying out an 
                        activity under this paragraph may be in the 
                        form of--
                                    (I) in-kind contributions; or
                                    (II) goods or services fairly 
                                valued.
    (f) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
        historical park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Consultation.--In preparing the general management plan 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with--
                    (A) the States and appropriate political 
                subdivisions of the States;
                    (B) institutions of higher education;
                    (C) nonprofit organizations;
                    (D) Indian Tribes; and
                    (E) other affected individuals and entities, 
                including--
                            (i) the Illinois Department of Natural 
                        Resources;
                            (ii) the Osage Tribe; and
                            (iii) the HeartLands Conservancy.
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