I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2444 
To establish Fort San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n in Puerto Rico as an affiliated 
area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2021 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish Fort San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort San Gero´nimo 
Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FORT SAN GERO´NIMO DEL BOQUERO´N.— 
The term ‘‘Fort San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n’’ (also 
known as ‘‘Fortı´n de San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n’’) 
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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 Gero´nimo del Boquero´n 
in Puerto Rico is established as an affiliated area of the 
National Park System. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The affili-
ated area shall consist of the fort and grounds listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places and located near 
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
(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 af-
filiated area. 
(e) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance and enter into coopera-
tive agreements with the management entity for the pur-
pose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, 
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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 overall financial respon-
sibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 
the affiliated area. 
(g) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion 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 avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
submit the management plan developed under para-
graph (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 Gero´nimo del Boquero´n. 
(i) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to create buffer zones outside of Fort San 
Gero´nimo del Boquero´n. 
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(2) ACTIVITY
OR
USE
OUTSIDE
FORT
SAN 
GERO´NIMO DEL BOQUERO´N.—The fact that an activ-
ity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from with-
in Fort San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n shall not pre-
clude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the con-
duct or management of activities or uses outside of 
Fort San Gero´nimo del Boquero´n. 
Æ 
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