Fort San Gerónimo Preservation Act

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, Caribbean area, Historic sites and heritage areas, Military history, Parks, recreation areas, trails, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:  <p><strong>Fort San Ger&oacute;nimo Preservation Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes the Fort San Ger&oacute;nimo del Boquer&oacute;n in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System, which shall consist of the fort and grounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located near Old San Juan.</p> <p>The bill makes the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture the management entity for the affiliated area. </p> <p>The Department of the Interior shall develop a management plan for the affiliated area.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 359 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 359

   To establish Fort San Geronimo del Boqueron in Puerto Rico as an 
  affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2023

    Miss Gonzalez-Colon (for herself and Mr. Sablan) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish Fort San Geronimo del Boqueron in Puerto Rico as an 
  affiliated area of the National Park System, 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 ``Fort San Geronimo Preservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fort san geronimo del boqueron.--The term ``Fort San 
        Geronimo del Boqueron'' (also known as ``Fortin de San Geronimo 
        del Boqueron'') means the fort and grounds listed on the 
        National Register of Historic Places and located near Old San 
        Juan, Puerto Rico.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.

    (a) In General.--Fort San Geronimo del Boqueron in Puerto Rico is 
established as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
    (b) Description of Affiliated Area.--The affiliated area shall 
consist of the area generally depicted on the map titled ``Fort San 
Geronimo Proposed Affiliated Area'', numbered 910/176698, and dated 
July 2021.
    (c) Administration.--The affiliated area shall be managed in 
accordance with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) any law generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall 
be the management entity for the affiliated area.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management 
entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the 
marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 
area.
    (f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this section 
authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or 
to assume managerial or financial responsibility for the operation, 
maintenance, or management of the affiliated area.
    (g) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        management entity, shall develop a management plan for the 
        affiliated area.
            (2) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are first made available to carry out this section, 
        the Secretary shall submit the management plan developed under 
        paragraph (1) to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (h) Private Property Protection.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
land use rights of private property owners adjacent to Fort San 
Geronimo del Boqueron.
    (i) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
        create buffer zones outside of Fort San Geronimo del Boqueron.
            (2) Activity or use outside fort san geronimo del 
        boqueron.--The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, 
        or detected from within Fort San Geronimo del Boqueron shall 
        not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the 
        conduct or management of activities or uses outside of Fort San 
        Geronimo del Boqueron.
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