IIB 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5532 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument 

as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reconstruction Era 

3 National Historical Park Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

5 PARK. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 

8 park’’ means the Reconstruction Era National His9 torical Park. 

10 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the maps 

11 entitled ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument 

12 Old Beaufort Firehouse,’’ numbered 550/135,755 

13 and dated January 2017; ‘‘Reconstruction Era Na14 tional Monument Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist 

15 Church,’’ numbered 550/135,756 and dated January 

16 2017; and ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument 

17 Camp Saxton,’’ numbered 550/135,757 and dated 

18 January 2017, collectively. 

19 (3) NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Network’’ means 

20 the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network 

21 established pursuant to this Act. 

22 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

24 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

25 (1) REDESIGNATION OF RECONSTRUCTION ERA

26 NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Reconstruction 

2 Era National Monument is redesignated as the 

3 Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 

4 as generally depicted on the map. 

5 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds 

6 available for the purposes of the Reconstruction 

7 Era National Monument shall be available for 

8 the purposes of the historical park. 

9 (C) REFERENCES.—Any references in a 

10 law, regulation, document, record, map, or 

11 other paper of the United States to the Recon12 struction Era National Monument shall be con13 sidered to be a reference to the historical park. 

14 (2) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.— 

15 (A) BEAUFORT NATIONAL HISTORIC LAND16 MARK DISTRICT.—Subject to subparagraph (D), 

17 the Secretary is authorized to acquire land or 

18 interests in land within the Beaufort National 

19 Historic Landmark District that has historic 

20 connection to the Reconstruction Era. Upon fi21 nalizing an agreement to acquire land, the Sec22 retary shall expand the boundary of the histor23 ical park to encompass the property. 

24 (B) ST. HELENA ISLAND.—Subject to sub25 paragraph (D), the Secretary is authorized to 


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1 acquire the following and shall expand the 

2 boundary of the historical park to include ac3 quisitions under this authority: 

4 (i) Land and interests in land adja5 cent to the existing boundary on St. Hel6 ena Island, South Carolina, as reflected on 

7 the map. 

8 (ii) Land or interests in land on St. 

9 Helena Island, South Carolina, that has a 

10 historic connection to the Reconstruction 

11 Era. 

12 (C) CAMP SAXTON.—Subject to subpara13 graph (D), the Secretary is authorized to accept 

14 administrative jurisdiction of Federal land or 

15 interests in Federal land adjacent to the exist16 ing boundary at Camp Saxton, as reflected on 

17 the map. Upon finalizing an agreement to ac18 cept administrative jurisdiction of Federal land 

19 or interests in Federal land, the Secretary shall 

20 expand the boundary of the historical park to 

21 encompass that Federal land or interests in 

22 Federal land. 

23 (D) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The 

24 Secretary may only acquire land under this Act 


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1 by donation, exchange or purchase with donated 

2 funds. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin5 ister the historical park in accordance with this Act 

6 and with the laws generally applicable to units of the 

7 National Park System. 

8 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—If the management 

9 plan for the Reconstruction Era National Monu10 ment— 

11 (A) has not been completed on or before 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall incorporate all provisions of this Act into 

14 the planning process and complete a manage15 ment plan for the historical park within 3 

16 years; and 

17 (B) has been completed on or before the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 shall update the plan incorporating the provi20 sions of this Act. 

21 SEC. 3. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORIC NET22 WORK. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 


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1 (1) establish, within the National Park Service, 

2 a program to be known as the ‘‘Reconstruction Era 

3 National Historic Network’’; 

4 (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, solicit proposals from sites in6 terested in being a part of the Network; and 

7 (3) administer the Network through the Recon8 struction Era National Historical Park. 

9 (b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—In carrying out the 

10 Network, the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) review studies and reports to complement 

12 and not duplicate studies of the historical impor13 tance of Reconstruction Era that may be underway 

14 or completed, such as the National Park Service Re15 construction Handbook and the National Park Serv16 ice Theme Study on Reconstruction; 

17 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu18 cational and promotional materials relating to the 

19 Reconstruction Era and the sites in the network, 

20 such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or 

21 electronic information; 

22 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree23 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

24 technical assistance; 


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1 (4)(A) create and adopt an official, uniform 

2 symbol or device for the Network; and 

3 (B) issue regulations for the use of the symbol 

4 or device adopted under subparagraph (A); and 

5 (5) conduct research relating to Reconstruction 

6 and the Reconstruction Era. 

7 (c) ELEMENTS.—The Network shall encompass the 

8 following elements— 

9 (1) all units and programs of the National Park 

10 Service that are determined by the Secretary to re11 late to the Reconstruction Era; 

12 (2) other Federal, State, local, and privately 

13 owned properties that the Secretary determines— 

14 (A) relate to the Reconstruction Era; and 

15 (B) are included in, or determined by the 

16 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na17 tional Register of Historic Places; and 

18 (3) other governmental and nongovernmental 

19 sites, facilities, and programs of an educational, re20 search, or interpretive nature that are directly re21 lated to the Reconstruction Era. 

22 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA

23 OF UNDERSTANDING.—To achieve the purposes of this 

24 Act and to ensure effective coordination of the Federal 

25 and non-Federal elements of the Network and units and 


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1 programs of the National Park Service, the Secretary may 

2 enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of un3 derstanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the 

4 heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local gov5 ernment, regional governmental bodies, and private enti6 ties. 

7 (e) NETWORK DEFINED.—The term ‘‘Network’’ 

8 means the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network 

9 established pursuant to this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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