Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act
Bill: S.795 | Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy (D-IL)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act
This bill establishes the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret (1) the Great Migration, (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett Till, (3) the courage and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley, and (4) the civil rights movement.
The National Park Service shall prepare a general management plan for the site.

To establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple 
    National Historic Site 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 ``Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley 
and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic 
        Site'' means the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts 
        Temple National Historic Site established by section 3(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AND ROBERTS TEMPLE NATIONAL 
              HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Emmett Till and Mamie 
Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of 
Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Historic Site is to 
preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
generations resources associated with--
            (1) the Great Migration;
            (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett Till;
            (3) the courage and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley; and
            (4) the civil rights movement.
    (c) Map; Boundaries.--
            (1) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map of the 
        National Historic Site.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map prepared under paragraph 
        (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
            (3) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the National Historic 
        Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the map 
        prepared under paragraph (1).
    (d) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire any land or 
interest in land located within the boundary of the National Historic 
Site by--
            (1) donation;
            (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
        appropriated funds; or
            (3) exchange.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Historic Site 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 Historic Site, 
                the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan 
                for the National Historic Site in accordance with 
                section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The general management plan 
                prepared under subparagraph (A) shall identify, as 
                appropriate, the roles and responsibilities of the 
                National Park Service and any applicable management 
                entity in administering and interpreting the National 
                Historic Site and areas affiliated with the National 
                Historic Site in a manner that does not interfere with 
                existing operations and the continued use of existing 
                facilities at the National Historic Site.
                    (C) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                general management plan under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
                Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the 
                general management plan prepared under that 
                subparagraph.
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