I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 139 
To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the 
State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic 
Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Springfield Race Riot 
National Historic Monument Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORIC MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
Monument’’ means the Springfield Race Riot Na-
tional Historic Monument established by section 3. 
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Springfield Race Riot National Memorial 
Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588 and 
dated October 2018. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT NA-
TIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
there is established the Springfield Race Riot Na-
tional Historic Monument in the State of Illinois as 
a unit of the National Park System, to preserve, 
protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 
future generations, resources associated with the 
Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the 
formation of the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—The Historic Monument 
shall not be established until the date on which the 
Secretary acquires sufficient land within the bound-
ary of the Historic Monument to constitute a man-
ageable unit. 
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(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Historic 
Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on 
the Map. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(d) ACQUISITION
OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may acquire any land or interest in land located within 
the boundary of the Historic Monument by— 
(1) donation; 
(2) purchase with donated funds or appro-
priated funds; or 
(3) exchange. 
(e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
agreements with— 
(1) the city of Springfield, Illinois, for the pur-
pose of establishing and operating outside of the 
Historic Monument boundary facilities for adminis-
tration and visitor services; and 
(2) other public or private entities for the pur-
poses of carrying out this Act. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Historic Monument in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; and 
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(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—Not 
later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to the Secretary for 
this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen-
eral management plan for the Historic Monu-
ment in accordance with section 100502 of title 
54, United States Code. 
(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com-
pletion of the general management plan under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate. 
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