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Union Calendar No. 720 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5532 

[Report No. 115–927] 

To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument as the 

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 17, 2018 

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself and Mr. SANFORD) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2018] 


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A BILL 

To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument 

as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 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 ‘‘Reconstruction Era Na5 tional Historical Park Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

7 PARK. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

10 park’’ means the Reconstruction Era National His11 torical Park. 

12 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the maps en13 titled ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument Old 

14 Beaufort Firehouse,’’ numbered 550/135,755 and 

15 dated January 2017; ‘‘Reconstruction Era National 

16 Monument Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church,’’ 

17 numbered 550/135,756 and dated January 2017; and 

18 ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument Camp 

19 Saxton,’’ numbered 550/135,757 and dated January 

20 2017, collectively. 

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

22 Reconstruction Era National Historic Network estab23 lished pursuant to this Act. 

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

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

2 (1) REDESIGNATION OF RECONSTRUCTION ERA

3 NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Reconstruction Era 

5 National Monument is redesignated as the Re6 construction Era National Historical Park, as 

7 generally depicted on the map. 

8 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds 

9 available for the purposes of the Reconstruction 

10 Era National Monument shall be available for 

11 the purposes of the historical park. 

12 (C) REFERENCES.—Any references in a 

13 law, regulation, document, record, map, or other 

14 paper of the United States to the Reconstruction 

15 Era National Monument shall be considered to 

16 be a reference to the historical park. 

17 (2) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.— 

18 (A) BEAUFORT NATIONAL HISTORIC LAND19 MARK DISTRICT.—Subject to subparagraph (D), 

20 the Secretary is authorized to acquire land or in21 terests in land within the Beaufort National 

22 Historic Landmark District that has historic 

23 connection to the Reconstruction Era. Upon fi24 nalizing an agreement to acquire land, the SecVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:56 Sep 07, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5532.RH H5532

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1 retary shall expand the boundary of the histor2 ical park to encompass the property. 

3 (B) ST. HELENA ISLAND.—Subject to sub4 paragraph (D), the Secretary is authorized to ac5 quire the following and shall expand the bound6 ary of the historical park to include acquisitions 

7 under this authority: 

8 (i) Land and interests in land adja9 cent to the existing boundary on St. Helena 

10 Island, South Carolina, as reflected on the 

11 map. 

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

13 Helena Island, South Carolina, that has a 

14 historic connection to the Reconstruction 

15 Era. 

16 (C) CAMP SAXTON.—Subject to subpara17 graph (D), the Secretary is authorized to accept 

18 administrative jurisdiction of Federal land or 

19 interests in Federal land adjacent to the existing 

20 boundary at Camp Saxton, as reflected on the 

21 map. Upon finalizing an agreement to accept 

22 administrative jurisdiction of Federal land or 

23 interests in Federal land, the Secretary shall ex24 pand the boundary of the historical park to enVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:56 Sep 07, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5532.RH H5532

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1 compass that Federal land or interests in Fed2 eral land. 

3 (D) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The 

4 Secretary may only acquire land under this Act 

5 by donation, exchange or purchase with donated 

6 funds. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin9 ister the historical park in accordance with this Act 

10 and with the laws generally applicable to units of the 

11 National Park System. 

12 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—If the management 

13 plan for the Reconstruction Era National Monu14 ment— 

15 (A) has not been completed on or before the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

17 incorporate all provisions of this Act into the 

18 planning process and complete a management 

19 plan for the historical park within 3 years; and 

20 (B) has been completed on or before the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall up22 date the plan incorporating the provisions of this 

23 Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORIC NET2 WORK. 

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

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

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

6 National Historic Network’’; 

7 (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the en8 actment of this Act, solicit proposals from sites inter9 ested in being a part of the Network; and 

10 (3) administer the Network through the Recon11 struction Era National Historical Park. 

12 (b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—In carrying out the Net13 work, the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) review studies and reports to complement 

15 and not duplicate studies of the historical importance 

16 of Reconstruction Era that may be underway or com17 pleted, such as the National Park Service Reconstruc18 tion Handbook and the National Park Service Theme 

19 Study on Reconstruction; 

20 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu21 cational and promotional materials relating to the 

22 Reconstruction Era and the sites in the network, such 

23 as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic 

24 information; 


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1 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree2 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

3 technical assistance; 

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

5 symbol or device for the Network; and 

6 (B) issue regulations for the use of the symbol or 

7 device adopted under subparagraph (A); and 

8 (5) conduct research relating to Reconstruction 

9 and the Reconstruction Era. 

10 (c) ELEMENTS.—The Network shall encompass the fol11 lowing elements— 

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

13 Service that are determined by the Secretary to relate 

14 to the Reconstruction Era; 

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

16 owned properties that the Secretary determines— 

17 (A) relate to the Reconstruction Era; and 

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

19 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na20 tional Register of Historic Places; and 

21 (3) other governmental and nongovernmental 

22 sites, facilities, and programs of an educational, re23 search, or interpretive nature that are directly related 

24 to the Reconstruction Era. 


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1 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF

2 UNDERSTANDING.—To achieve the purposes of this Act and 

3 to ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non-Fed4 eral elements of the Network and units and programs of 

5 the National Park Service, the Secretary may enter into 

6 cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding 

7 with, and provide technical assistance to, the heads of other 

8 Federal agencies, States, units of local government, regional 

9 governmental bodies, and private entities. 

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

11 the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network estab12 lished pursuant to this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 720 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5532 

[Report No. 115–927] 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National 

Historical Park, and for other purposes. Monument as the Reconstruction Era National 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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