ment of Energy at the Oak Ridge Reservation, Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, and Hanford Site; 
(2) may consult with and provide historical in-
formation to the Secretary concerning the Manhat-
tan Project; 
(3) shall retain responsibility, in accordance 
with applicable law, for any environmental remedi-
ation that may be necessary in or around the facili-
ties, land, or interests in land governed by the agree-
ment; and 
(4) shall retain authority and legal obligations 
for historic preservation and general maintenance, 
including to ensure safe access, in connection with 
the Department’s Manhattan Project resources. 
(d) AMENDMENTS.—The agreement under subsection 
(a) may be amended, including to add to the Historical 
Park facilities, land, or interests in land within the eligible 
areas described in section 5(b) that are under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall consult with 
interested State, county, and local officials, organizations, 
and interested members of the public— 
(1) before executing any agreement under sec-
tion 6; and 
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(2) in the development of the general manage-
ment plan under section 8(b). 
(b) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which an agreement under section 
6 is entered into, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register notice of the establishment of the Historical 
Park, including an official boundary map. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The official boundary 
map published under subsection (b) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service. The map shall be updated 
to reflect any additions to the Historical Park from eligible 
areas described in section 5(b). 
(d) ADDITIONS.—Any land, interest in land, or facil-
ity within the eligible areas described in section 5(b) that 
is acquired by the Secretary or included in an amendment 
to the agreement under section 6(d) shall be added to the 
Historical Park. 
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 
the Historical Park in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; and 
(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including— 
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(A) the National Park System Organic Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.). 
(b) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 
3 years after the date on which funds are made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation and 
collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Rich-
land Department of Energy site offices, shall complete a 
general management plan for the Historical Park in ac-
cordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘National Park Service General Au-
thorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 
(c) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary may, sub-
ject to applicable law, provide interpretive tours of histori-
cally significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in 
the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington 
that are located outside the boundary of the Historical 
Park. 
(d) LAND ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
land and interests in land within the eligible areas 
described in section 5(b) by— 
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(A) transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
from the Department of Energy by agreement 
between the Secretary and the Secretary of En-
ergy; 
(B) donation; or 
(C) exchange. 
(2) NO
USE
OF
CONDEMNATION.—The Sec-
retary may not acquire by condemnation any land or 
interest in land under this Act or for the purposes 
of this Act. 
(e) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL FACILITIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
enter into one or more agreements with the 
head of a Federal agency to provide public ac-
cess to, and management, interpretation, and 
historic preservation of, historically significant 
Manhattan Project resources under the jurisdic-
tion or control of the Federal agency. 
(B) DONATIONS; 
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may accept donations 
from, and enter into cooperative agreements 
with, State governments, units of local govern-
ment, tribal governments, organizations, or in-
dividuals to further the purpose of an inter-
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agency agreement entered into under subpara-
graph (A) or to provide visitor services and ad-
ministrative facilities within reasonable prox-
imity to the Historical Park. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to State, local, or 
tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for 
the management, interpretation, and historic preser-
vation of historically significant Manhattan Project 
resources not included within the Historical Park. 
(3) DONATIONS
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
EN-
ERGY.—For the purposes of this Act, or for the pur-
pose of preserving and providing access to histori-
cally significant Manhattan Project resources, the 
Secretary of Energy may accept, hold, administer, 
and use gifts, bequests, and devises (including labor 
and services). 
SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION. 
(a) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in this 
Act, the establishment of the Historical Park, or the man-
agement plan for the Historical Park shall be construed 
to create buffer zones outside of the Historical Park. That 
an activity can be seen and heard from within the Histor-
ical Park shall not preclude the conduct of that activity 
or use outside the Historical Park. 
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(b) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this Act shall 
constitute a cause of action with respect to activities out-
side or adjacent to the established boundary of the Histor-
ical Park. 
Æ 
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