I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3099 
To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State 
of South Carolina, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2017 
Mr. SANFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park 
in the State of South Carolina, 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 Sumter and Fort 
Moultrie National Park Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Fort Sumter National Monument was es-
tablished by the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint 
Resolution to establish the Fort Sumter National 
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Monument in the State of South Carolina’’, ap-
proved April 28, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 450ee), to com-
memorate historic events in the vicinity of Fort 
Sumter, the site of the first engagement of the Civil 
War on April 12, 1861; 
(2) Fort Moultrie— 
(A) was the site of the first defeat of the 
British in the Revolutionary War on June 28, 
1776; and 
(B) was acquired by the Federal Govern-
ment from the State of South Carolina in 1960 
under the authority of chapter 3201 of title 54, 
United States Code; 
(3) since 1960, Fort Moultrie has been admin-
istered by the National Park Service as part of the 
Fort Sumter National Monument without a clear 
management mandate or established boundary; 
(4) Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie played im-
portant roles in the protection of Charleston Harbor 
and in the coastal defense system of the United 
States; 
(5) Fort Moultrie is the only site in the Na-
tional Park System that preserves the history of the 
United States coastal defense system during the pe-
riod from 1776 through 1947; and 
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(6) Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station, lo-
cated adjacent to the Charleston Light— 
(A) was constructed in 1896; and 
(B) is listed on the National Register of 
Historic Places. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort 
Moultrie National Historical Park’’, numbered 392/ 
80,088, and dated November 30, 2009. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Fort 
Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park established 
by section 4(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of South Carolina. 
(5) SULLIVAN’S ISLAND LIFE SAVING STATION 
HISTORIC
DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Sullivan’s Island 
Life Saving Station Historic District’’ means the 
Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunk-
er/sighting station, signal tower, and any associated 
land and improvements to the land that are located 
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between Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station and 
the mean low water mark. 
SEC. 4. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL 
PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Fort 
Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State as 
a unit of the National Park System to preserve, maintain, 
and interpret the nationally significant historical values 
and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter, Fort 
Moultrie, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station 
Historic District. 
(b) BOUNDARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park 
shall be comprised of the land, water, and sub-
merged land depicted on the map. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, 
shall administer the Park in accordance with this 
Act and the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including— 
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(A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 
102101 of title 54, United States Code; and 
(B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(2) 
INTERPRETATION
OF
HISTORICAL 
EVENTS.—The Secretary shall provide for the inter-
pretation of historical events and activities that oc-
curred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort 
Moultrie, including— 
(A) the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 
28, 1776; 
(B) the Siege of Charleston during 1780; 
(C) the Civil War, including— 
(i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter 
by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; 
and 
(ii) any other events of the Civil War 
that are associated with Fort Sumter and 
Fort Moultrie; 
(D) the development of the coastal defense 
system of the United States during the period 
from the Revolutionary War to World War II, 
including— 
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(i) the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving 
Station; 
(ii) the lighthouse associated with the 
Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station; and 
(iii) the coastal defense sites con-
structed during the period of fortification 
construction from 1898 to 1942, known as 
the ‘‘Endicott Period’’; and 
(E) the lives of— 
(i) the free and enslaved workers who 
built and maintained Fort Sumter and 
Fort Moultrie; 
(ii) the soldiers who defended the 
forts; 
(iii) the prisoners held at the forts; 
and 
(iv) captive Africans bound for slavery 
who, after first landing in the United 
States, were brought to quarantine houses 
in the vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th 
Century, if the Secretary determines that 
the quarantine houses and associated his-
torical values are nationally significant. 
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(d) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with public and 
private entities and individuals to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW. 
Section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Res-
olution to establish the Fort Sumter National Monument 
in the State of South Carolina’’, approved April 28, 1948 
(16 U.S.C. 450ee–1), is repealed. 
Æ 
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