I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1031 
To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New 
York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the 
State of New York as a unit of the National Park 
System, 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 ‘‘Fort Ontario Holo-
caust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establish-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter Na-
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tional Historical Park Proposed Boundary’’, num-
bered 962/194,681, and dated September 2024. 
(2) NATIONAL
HISTORICAL
PARK.—The term 
‘‘National Historical Park’’ means the Fort Ontario 
Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park 
established by section 3(a)(1). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New York. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO HOLOCAUST 
REFUGEE SHELTER NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
there is established in the State as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System the Fort Ontario Holocaust Ref-
ugee Shelter National Historical Park. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National 
Historical Park is to preserve, protect, and interpret 
for the benefit of present and future generations re-
sources associated with the stories of the 982 refu-
gees from World War II who were housed at Fort 
Ontario from August of 1944 until February of 
1946. 
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(3) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) 
DETERMINATION
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The National Historical Park shall 
not be established until the date on which the 
Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity 
of land or interests in land has been acquired 
from land identified as ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ 
on the map to constitute a manageable park 
unit. 
(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary makes a 
determination under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
notice of the establishment of the National His-
torical Park. 
(4) MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service. 
(5) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the National 
Historical Park shall include any land or interests in 
land acquired by the Secretary under this section. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the National Historical Park in accordance 
with— 
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(A) this section; and 
(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including— 
(i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 
100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 
United States Code; and 
(ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 
54, United States Code. 
(2) AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—In ac-
cordance with section 101702 of title 54, 
United States Code, the Secretary may enter 
into cooperative agreements with the State or 
other public and private entities to provide in-
terpretive and educational services within the 
National Historical Park. 
(B) INTERPRETATION AND RESTORATION 
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
agreements to identify, interpret, and restore 
nationally significant historic or cultural re-
sources located on non-Federal land within the 
boundary of, or in close proximity to, the Na-
tional Historical Park. 
(C) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—Any cooperative 
agreement entered into under subparagraph (B) 
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to provide assistance to non-Federal land shall 
provide for reasonable public access to the non- 
Federal land. 
(3) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land and 
interests in land located within the boundary of 
the National Historical Park by— 
(i) donation; 
(ii) purchase with donated or appro-
priated funds; or 
(iii) exchange. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Any land owned by the 
State or a political subdivision of the State may 
be acquired for inclusion in the National His-
torical Park only by donation. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 fis-
cal years after the date on which funds are made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the State, shall complete a general 
management plan for the National Historical Park 
in accordance with— 
(A) section 100502 of title 54, United 
States Code; and 
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(B) any other applicable laws. 
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