Springfield Race Riot National Monument Act
Bill: S.305 | Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy (D-IL)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Springfield Race Riot National Monument Act
This bill establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the forming of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Monument in the State 
                  of Illinois, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Springfield Race Riot National 
Monument Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' 
        means the Springfield Race Riot National Monument established 
        by section 3(a)(1).
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Springfield Race Riot National Memorial Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 687/148588, and dated October 2018.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established the Springfield Race Riot National Monument in the 
        State of Illinois, as a unit of the National Park System, to 
        preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 
        future generations resources associated with the Springfield 
        Race Riot of 1908 and the role of the riot in the formation of 
        the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
            (2) Conditions.--The National Monument shall not be 
        established until the date on which the Secretary acquires 
        sufficient land within the boundary of the National Monument to 
        constitute a manageable unit.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the National Monument shall be 
the boundaries generally depicted on the Map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (d) Acquisition of Authority.--The Secretary may acquire any land 
or interest in land located within the boundary of the National 
Monument by--
            (1) donation;
            (2) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
            (3) exchange.
    (e) Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into agreements with--
            (1) the city of Springfield, Illinois, for the purpose of 
        establishing and operating outside of the National Monument 
        boundary facilities for administration and visitor services; 
        and
            (2) other public or private entities for the purposes of 
        carrying out this Act.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Monument in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 3 
                years after the date on which funds are first made 
                available to the Secretary for the preparation of a 
                general management plan for the National Monument, the 
                Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for 
                the National Monument in accordance with section 100502 
                of title 54, United States Code.
                    (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                general management plan under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                the general management plan prepared under that 
                subparagraph.
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