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Calendar No. 525

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1687

[Report No. 108–270] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the preservation 

and interpretation of the historic sites of the Manhattan Project for 

potential inclusion in the National Park System. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2003

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. DOMENICI, 

and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

MAY 20, 2004

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

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

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 

on the preservation and interpretation of the historic 

sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion 

in the National Park System.

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 ‘‘Manhattan Project Na3 tional Historical Park Study Act of 2003’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that—

6 (1) the Manhattan Project, the World War II 

7 effort to develop and construct the world’s first 

8 atomic bomb, represents an extraordinary era of 

9 American and world history that—

10 (A) included remarkable achievements in 

11 science and engineering made possible by inno12 vative partnerships among Federal agencies, 

13 universities, and private industries; and 

14 (B) culminated in a transformation of the 

15 global society by ushering in the atomic age; 

16 (2) the Manhattan Project was an unprece17 dented $2,200,000,000, 3-year, top-secret effort that 

18 employed approximately 130,000 men and women at 

19 its peak; 

20 (3) the Manhattan Project sites contain historic 

21 resources that are crucial for the interpretation of 

22 the Manhattan Project, including facilities in—

23 (A) Oak Ridge, Tennessee (where the first 

24 uranium enrichment facilities and pilot-scale 

25 nuclear reactor were built); 
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1 (B) Hanford, Washington (where the first 

2 large-scale reactor for producing plutonium was 

3 built); 

4 (C) Los Alamos, New Mexico (where the 

5 atomic bombs were designed and built); and 

6 (D) Trinity Site, New Mexico (where the 

7 explosion of the first nuclear device took place); 

8 (4) the Secretary of the Interior has recognized 

9 the national significance in American history of 

10 Manhattan Project facilities in the study area by—

11 (A) designating the Los Alamos Scientific 

12 Laboratory in the State of New Mexico as a 

13 National Historic Landmark in 1965 and add14 ing the Laboratory to the National Register of 

15 Historic Places in 1966; 

16 (B) designating the Trinity Site on the 

17 White Sands Missile Range in the State of New 

18 Mexico as a National Historic Landmark in 

19 1965 and adding the Site to the National Reg20 ister of Historic Places in 1966; 

21 (C) designating the X–10 Graphite Reac22 tor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 

23 the State of Tennessee as a National Historic 

24 Landmark in 1965 and adding the Reactor to 
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1 the National Register of Historic Places in 

2 1966; 

3 (D) adding the Oak Ridge Historic Dis4 trict to the National Register of Historic Places 

5 in 1991; 

6 (E) adding the B Reactor at the Hanford 

7 Site in the State of Washington to the National 

8 Register of Historic Places in 1992; and 

9 (F) by adding the Oak Ridge Turnpike, 

10 Bear Creek Road, and Bethel Valley Road 

11 Checking Stations in the State of Tennessee to 

12 the National Register of Historic Places in 

13 1992; 

14 (5) the Hanford Site has been nominated by 

15 the Richland Operations Office of the Department of 

16 Energy and the Washington State Historic Preser17 vation Office for addition to the National Register of 

18 Historic Places; 

19 (6) a panel of experts convened by the Advisory 

20 Council on Historic Preservation in 2001 reported 

21 that the development and use of the atomic bomb 

22 during World War II has been called ‘‘the single 

23 most significant event of the 20th century’’ and rec24 ommended that various sites be formally established 

25 ‘‘as a collective unit administered for preservation, 
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1 commemoration, and public interpretation in co2 operation with the National Park Service’’; 

3 (7) the Advisory Council on Historic Preserva4 tion reported in 2001 that the preservation and in5 terpretation of the historic sites of the Manhattan 

6 Project offer significant value as destinations for do7 mestic and international tourists; and 

8 (8) preservation and interpretation of the Man9 hattan Project historic sites are necessary for 

10 present and future generations to fully appreciate 

11 the extraordinary undertaking and complex con12 sequences of the Manhattan Project. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 (2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the 

18 study authorized by section 4(a). 

19 (3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

20 means the following Manhattan Project sites: 

21 (A) Los Alamos National Laboratory and 

22 townsite in the State of New Mexico. 

23 (B) The Trinity Site on the White Sands 

24 Missile Range in the State of New Mexico. 
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1 (C) The Hanford Site in the State of 

2 Washington. 

3 (D) Oak Ridge Laboratory in the State of 

4 Tennessee. 

5 (E) Other significant sites relating to the 

6 Manhattan Project determined by the Secretary 

7 to be appropriate for inclusion in the study. 

8 SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

9 (a) STUDY.— –––

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

11 a special resource study of the study area to assess 

12 the national significance, suitability, and feasibility 

13 of designating the various historic sites and struc14 tures of the study area as a unit of the National 

15 Park System in accordance with section 8(c) of Pub16 lic Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—In conducting the 

18 study, the Secretary shall—

19 (A) consult with the Secretary of Energy, 

20 the Secretary of Defense, State, tribal, and 

21 local officials, representatives of interested or22 ganizations, and members of the public; and 

23 (B) evaluate, in coordination with the Sec24 retary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense, 

25 the compatibility of designating the study area, 
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1 or 1 or more parts of the study area, as a na2 tional historical park or national historic site 

3 with maintaining security, productivity and 

4 management goals of the Department of En5 ergy and the Department of Defense, and pub6 lic health and safety. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

8 on which funds are made available to carry out the study, 

9 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that de10 scribes the findings of the study and any conclusions and 

11 recommendations of the Secretary. 

12 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

14 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

15 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Manhattan Project Na17 tional Historical Park Study Act’’. 

18 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act: 

20 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

21 the Secretary of the Interior. 

22 (2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the study 

23 authorized by section 3(a). 

24 (3) STUDY AREA.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

2 means the historically significant sites associated 

3 with the Manhattan Project. 

4 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

5 includes—

6 (i) Los Alamos National Laboratory 

7 and townsite in the State of New Mexico; 

8 (ii) the Hanford Site in the State of 

9 Washington; and 

10 (iii) Oak Ridge Reservation in the 

11 State of Tennessee. 

12 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

13 (a) STUDY.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

15 with the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a special 

16 resource study of the study area to assess the national 

17 significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating 

18 1 or more sites within the study area as a unit of the 

19 National Park System in accordance with section 8(c) 

20 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 

21 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—In conducting the study, 

22 the Secretary shall—

23 (A) consult with interested Federal, State, 

24 tribal, and local officials, representatives of orga25 nizations, and members of the public; 
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1 (B) evaluate, in coordination with the Sec2 retary of Energy, the compatibility of desig3 nating 1 or more sites within the study area as 

4 a unit of the National Park System with main5 taining the security, productivity, and manage6 ment goals of the Department of Energy and 

7 public health and safety; and 

8 (C) consider research in existence on the 

9 date of enactment of this Act by the Department 

10 of Energy on the historical significance and fea11 sibility of preserving and interpreting the var12 ious sites and structures in the study area. 

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

14 on which funds are made available to carry out the study, 

15 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that de16 scribes the findings of the study and the conclusions and 

17 recommendations of the Secretary. 

18 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

20 are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Calendar No. 525

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1687

[Report No. 108–270] 

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

potential inclusion in the National Park System. the historic sites of the Manhattan Project for a study on the preservation and interpretation of 

MAY 20, 2004

Reported with an amendment