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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5532 

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 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 National Historical Park Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

7 PARK. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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

2 park’’ means the Reconstruction Era National His3 torical Park. 

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

5 entitled ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument 

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

7 and dated January 2017; ‘‘Reconstruction Era Na8 tional Monument Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist 

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

10 2017; and ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument 

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

12 January 2017, collectively. 

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

14 the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network 

15 established pursuant to this Act. 

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

17 the Secretary of the Interior. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

19 (1) REDESIGNATION OF RECONSTRUCTION ERA

20 NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Reconstruction 

22 Era National Monument is redesignated as the 

23 Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 

24 as generally depicted on the map. 


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1 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds 

2 available for the purposes of the Reconstruction 

3 Era National Monument shall be available for 

4 the purposes of the historical park. 

5 (C) REFERENCES.—Any references in a 

6 law, regulation, document, record, map, or 

7 other paper of the United States to the Recon8 struction Era National Monument shall be con9 sidered to be a reference to the historical park. 

10 (2) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.— 

11 (A) BEAUFORT NATIONAL HISTORIC LAND12 MARK DISTRICT.—The Secretary is authorized 

13 to acquire land or interests in land within the 

14 Beaufort National Historic Landmark District 

15 that has historic connection to the Reconstruc16 tion Era. Upon finalizing an agreement to ac17 quire land, the Secretary shall expand the 

18 boundary of the historical park to encompass 

19 the property. 

20 (B) ST. HELENA ISLAND.—The Secretary 

21 is authorized to acquire the following and shall 

22 expand the boundary of the historical park to 

23 include acquisitions under this authority: 

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1 ena Island, South Carolina, as reflected on 

2 the map. 

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

4 Helena Island, South Carolina, that has a 

5 historic connection to the Reconstruction 

6 Era. 

7 (C) CAMP SAXTON.—The Secretary is au8 thorized to accept administrative jurisdiction of 

9 Federal land or interests in Federal land adja10 cent to the existing boundary at Camp Saxton, 

11 as reflected on the map. Upon finalizing an 

12 agreement to accept administrative jurisdiction 

13 of Federal land or interests in Federal land, the 

14 Secretary shall expand the boundary of the his15 torical park to encompass that Federal land or 

16 interests in Federal land. 

17 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin19 ister the historical park in accordance with this Act 

20 and with the laws generally applicable to units of the 

21 National Park System. 

22 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—If the management 

23 plan for the Reconstruction Era National Monu24 ment— 


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1 (A) has not been completed on or before 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall incorporate all provisions of this Act into 

4 the planning process and complete a manage5 ment plan for the historical park within 3 

6 years; and 

7 (B) has been completed on or before the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall update the plan incorporating the provi10 sions of this Act. 

11 SEC. 3. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORIC NET12 WORK. 

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

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

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

16 National Historic Network’’; 

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

18 enactment of this Act, solicit proposals from sites in19 terested in being a part of the Network; and 

20 (3) administer the Network through the Recon21 struction Era National Historical Park. 

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

23 Network, the Secretary shall— 

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1 tance of Reconstruction Era that may be underway 

2 or completed, such as the National Park Service Re3 construction Handbook and the National Park Serv4 ice Theme Study on Reconstruction; 

5 (2) produce and disseminate appropriate edu6 cational and promotional materials relating to the 

7 Reconstruction Era and the sites in the network, 

8 such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or 

9 electronic information; 

10 (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agree11 ments and memoranda of understanding to provide 

12 technical assistance; 

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

14 symbol or device for the Network; and 

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

16 or device adopted under subparagraph (A); and 

17 (5) conduct research relating to Reconstruction 

18 and the Reconstruction Era. 

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

20 following elements— 

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

22 Service that are determined by the Secretary to re23 late to the Reconstruction Era; 

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

25 owned properties that the Secretary determines— 


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1 (A) relate to the Reconstruction Era; and 

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

3 Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the Na4 tional Register of Historic Places; and 

5 (3) other governmental and nongovernmental 

6 sites, facilities, and programs of an educational, re7 search, or interpretive nature that are directly re8 lated to the Reconstruction Era. 

9 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA

10 OF UNDERSTANDING.—To achieve the purposes of this 

11 Act and to ensure effective coordination of the Federal 

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

13 programs of the National Park Service, the Secretary may 

14 enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of un15 derstanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the 

16 heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local gov17 ernment, regional governmental bodies, and private enti18 ties. 

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

20 means the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network 

21 established pursuant to this Act. 

22 (f) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be 

23 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 

24 $5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

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