Title: Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018
This bill establishes the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in Indiana as a unit of the National Park System for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site of the speech given by Senator Robert F. Kennedy on April 4, 1968, that is associated with the Kennedy-King Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2332 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2332

 To establish the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in the State of 
                    Indiana, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2018

Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Donnelly) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in the State of 
                    Indiana, 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 ``Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) on April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was scheduled to 
        give a speech in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the campaign of 
        Mr. Kennedy for the Presidency of the United States;
            (2) just before giving the prepared remarks, Mr. Kennedy 
        was informed of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., before the news became widely known publicly;
            (3) Mr. Kennedy changed the prepared remarks to inform the 
        large gathering of the death of Dr. King in a manner that 
        called for a nonviolent reaction to the violent death;
            (4) the call of Mr. Kennedy for nonviolence in a moment of 
        unbearable pain helped temper the reaction of people in 
        Indianapolis to the assassination of Dr. King, such that, while 
        many other cities erupted in violence and rioting, Indianapolis 
        did not suffer riots or bloodshed in the days after the 
        assassination of Dr. King;
            (5) the speech of Mr. Kennedy on the volatile occasion has 
        been described as one of the great addresses of the 20th 
        century, calling for unity in a time of great unrest;
            (6) the heartfelt leadership of Mr. Kennedy and call for 
        nonviolence in the face of violence, prior to the assassination 
        of Mr. Kennedy, continues to be a model for people of the 
        United States;
            (7) the park site at which the speech was held was 
        established in 1961 and has served the community as a gathering 
        place for social movements and engagement, which is the reason 
        why the site was selected as the location for the speech of Mr. 
        Kennedy;
            (8) a memorial sculpture, known as ``Landmark for Peace'', 
        honoring Mr. Kennedy and Dr. King was erected on the site in 
        1994 to commemorate the events of April 4, 1968, and the 
        message of nonviolence taught by Mr. Kennedy and Dr. King;
            (9) the improvised remarks of Mr. Kennedy to a stricken 
        community continue to resonate today and the site continues to 
        inspire social engagement with the words of Mr. Kennedy, ``Why 
        don't we make a monument to peace where all of us can live 
        together, not with walls coming up but with walls tearing down, 
        so we can go forward together?''; and
            (10) the site of the speech given by Mr. Kennedy on April 
        4, 1968, should be preserved as a national treasure, and the 
        preservation of the site is most fitting on the 50th 
        anniversary of the speech.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``Historic Site'' means the 
        Kennedy-King National Historic Site established by section 
        4(a)(1).
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Kennedy-King National Historic Site Proposed Boundary''.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Indiana.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KENNEDY-KING NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in the 
        State as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, 
        protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
        generations the site of the April 4, 1968, speech of Senator 
        Robert F. Kennedy that is associated with the Kennedy-King Park 
        in Indianapolis, Indiana.
            (2) Condition for establishment.--The Historic Site shall 
        not be established until the date on which the Secretary 
        determines that sufficient land has been acquired for the 
        Historic Site to constitute a manageable unit.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Historic Site 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 Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any land or 
        interest in land located within the boundary of the Kennedy-
        King Park by--
                    (A) donation;
                    (B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds;
                    (C) exchange;
                    (D) lease or no-cost lease; and
                    (E) cooperative agreements to facilitate continued 
                access to, and maintenance of, and to promote the 
                success of the Historic Site, including revenue 
                generation.
            (2) Boundary revision.--On the acquisition of any land or 
        interest in land within the Historic Site under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall revise the boundary of the Historic Site to 
        include the acquired land or interest in land.
            (3) Prohibition of admission fees.--The Secretary shall not 
        charge a fee for admission to the Historic Site.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        Historic Site in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
                        sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 
                        of title 54, United States Code; and
                            (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
                        States Code.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date on which funds are made available to prepare a 
                general management plan for the Historic Site, the 
                Secretary shall prepare the general management plan in 
                accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) Submission to congress.--Immediately after 
                completion of the general management plan under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit the 
                general management plan to the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
                Senate.
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