IIB
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 980
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 24, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in
the State of Tennessee as a unit of the National Park
System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Moccasin Bend Na-
tional Historic Site Establishment Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act the following definitions
apply:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’
means the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site.
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Tennessee.
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Boundary Map, Moccasin Bend National His-
toric Site’’, numbered NAMB/80000A, and dated
September 2001.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to preserve, protect, and
interpret for the benefit of the public the nationally signifi-
cant archeological and historic resources located on the pe-
ninsula known as Moccasin Bend, Tennessee, there is es-
tablished as a unit of the National Park System the Moc-
casin Bend National Historic Site.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site shall consist of
approximately 900 acres generally depicted on the Map.
The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection
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in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. The Secretary may make
minor revisions in the boundaries of the historic site in
accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9(c)).
(c) ACQUISITION
OF LAND
AND INTERESTS
IN
LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire
by donation or purchase from willing sellers, using
donated or appropriated funds, lands and interests
in lands within the exterior boundary of the historic
site.
(2) MOCCASIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTI-
TUTE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may acquire the State-owned land and inter-
ests in land (including structures on that land)
known as the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Insti-
tute for inclusion in the historic site only by dona-
tion and only after the facility is no longer used to
provide health care services, except that the Sec-
retary may acquire by donation only, at any time,
any such State-owned land or interests in land that
the State determines is excess to the needs of the
Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute. The Sec-
retary may work with the State through a cost shar-
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ing arrangement for the purpose of demolishing the
structures located on that land that the Secretary
determines should be demolished.
(3) EASEMENT OUTSIDE BOUNDARY.—To allow
access between areas of the historic site that on the
date of the enactment of this Act are noncontiguous,
the Secretary may acquire by donation or purchase
from willing owners, using donated or appropriated
funds, an easement connecting the areas generally
depicted on the Map as the ‘‘Moccasin Bend Archeo-
logical National Historic Landmark’’ and the ‘‘Rock-
Tenn’’ property.
(d) MOCCASIN BEND GOLF COURSE.—On the date
of the enactment of this Act, the boundary of the historic
site shall not include the approximately 157 acres of land
generally depicted on the Map as the ‘‘Golf Course’’ as
such lands shall not be within the boundary of the historic
site. In the event that those lands are no longer used as
a public golf course, the Secretary may acquire the lands
for inclusion in the historic site by donation only. Upon
such acquisition, the Secretary shall adjust the boundary
of the historic site to include the newly acquired lands.
(e) RADIO TOWER PROPERTY.—On the date of the
enactment of this Act, the boundary of the historic site
shall not include the approximately 13 acres of land gen-
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erally depicted on the Map as ‘‘WDEF’’. In the event that
those lands are no longer used as a location from which
to transmit radio signals, the Secretary may acquire the
lands for inclusion in the historic site by donation or pur-
chase from willing sellers with appropriated or donated
funds. Upon such acquisition, the Secretary shall adjust
the boundary of the historic site to include the newly ac-
quired lands.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The historic site shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and
with the laws generally applicable to units of the National
Park System.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may
consult and enter into cooperative agreements with cul-
turally affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes, gov-
ernmental entities, and interested persons to provide for
the restoration, preservation, development, interpretation,
and use of the historic site.
(c) VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER.—For purposes
of interpreting the historical themes and cultural re-
sources of the historic site, the Secretary may establish
and administer a visitor center in the development of the
center’s operation and interpretive programs.
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(d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than
three years after funds are made available for this pur-
pose, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives a general management plan for the historic
site. The general management plan shall describe the ap-
propriate protection and preservation of natural, cultural,
and scenic resources, visitor use, and facility development
within the historic area consistent with the purposes of
this Act, while ensuring continued access to private land-
owners to their property.
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF PREVIOUS ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.
The Act of August 3, 1950 (Chapter 532; 16 U.S.C.
424a–4) is repealed.
Passed the House of Representatives October 23,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.