Title: January 8th National Memorial Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
January 8th National Memorial Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System in commemoration of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson on January 8, 2011.
The January 8th Memorial Foundation shall transfer to Pima County the total amount of final funding pledges, in addition to the amounts that the foundation has raised and transferred to the county for the construction of the memorial.
The memorial shall be constructed on land owned by Pima County. The bill makes the county responsible for managing the construction contract for the memorial using the funds provided by the foundation which were pledged, raised, and transferred.
The foundation shall cease its operations on the later of when (1) final funding pledge amounts have been paid to Pima County, or (2) construction of the memorial has been completed.
Pima County shall (1) be the memorial's management entity, and (2) be responsible for the construction and operation of the memorial.
Interior shall develop a general management plan for the memorial.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3156 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3156

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January 8th 
  National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the 
             National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 8, 2020

Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema) 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January 8th 
  National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the 
             National Park System, 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 ``January 8th National Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the tragedy of January 8, 2011, at the ``Congress on 
        Your Corner'' event of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords 
        resulted in the deaths of 6 people (Christina-Taylor Green, 
        Dorothy Morris, U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, Phyllis 
        Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabe Zimmerman) and the injury of 
        13 people (Congresswoman Giffords, Bill Badger, Ron Barber, 
        Kenneth Dorushka, James Eric Fuller, Randy Gardner, Susan 
        Hileman, George Morris, Mary Reed, Pam Simon, Mavanell 
        Stoddard, Jim Tucker, and Kenneth Veeder);
            (2) the assassination attempt of January 8, 2011, was the 
        first time in the history of the United States that an 
        assassination attempt was made on a Member of Congress while 
        the Member of Congress was meeting with constituents;
            (3) Congresswoman Giffords sustained severe injuries on 
        January 8, 2011, that continue to affect the Congresswoman as 
        of the date of enactment of this Act;
            (4) on January 8, 2011, Gabe Zimmerman became the first 
        congressional staff member to be assassinated in the line of 
        duty;
            (5) the people in the State of Arizona and people from all 
        over the world came together in the days that followed the 
        tragedy to provide comfort and support to each other at 
        spontaneous memorial vigil sites at--
                    (A) the shopping center at which the shooting took 
                place;
                    (B) the front lawn of University Medical Center, at 
                which many of the victims were treated; and
                    (C) the Tucson district office of Congresswoman 
                Giffords;
            (6) the January 8th Memorial in the State of Arizona will 
        not only be a tribute to the people who died on January 8, 
        2011, but also to the local, national, and international 
        response to the tragedy on that day; and
            (7) the January 8th Memorial will be constructed, managed, 
        and maintained as a place at which visitors, young and old, can 
        learn not only about 1 horrific event, but can also learn about 
        the resilience of a community and the durability of democracy 
        in the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Pima County, 
        Arizona.
            (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Tucson's 
        January 8th Memorial Foundation, an organization described in 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Phase 1 
        Siteplan + Survey Plan'', numbered LA_2.01, and dated November 
        11, 2016.
            (4) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the January 8th 
        National Memorial established under section 4(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. JANUARY 8TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

    (a) Establishment.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the Memorial as an 
affiliated area of the National Park System.
    (b) Funding.--The Foundation shall transfer to the County the total 
amount of final funding pledges, which shall be in addition to amounts 
that the Foundation has raised and transferred to the County for 
construction of the Memorial.
    (c) Memorial Construction.--
            (1) In general.--The Memorial shall be constructed on land 
        owned by the County.
            (2) Responsibility of county.--The County shall be 
        responsible for managing the construction contract for the 
        Memorial using funds provided by the Foundation under 
        subsection (b).
    (d) Foundation Dissolution.--The Foundation shall cease to operate 
on the later of the date on which--
            (1) final funding pledge amounts have been paid to the 
        County under subsection (b); or
            (2) construction of the Memorial is complete.
    (e) Management Entity.--The County shall--
            (1) be the management entity for the Memorial; and
            (2) be responsible for the construction, operation, 
        maintenance, and management of the Memorial.
    (f) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection at the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (g) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the County 
for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing of 
the Memorial.
    (h) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary to acquire property or use Federal funds for the 
construction, operation, maintenance, or management of the Memorial.
    (i) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        County, shall develop a general management plan for the 
        Memorial in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Transmittal.--Not later than the date that is 3 years 
        after the date on which the Memorial is established by the 
        Secretary, the Secretary shall provide 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 for the Memorial developed under paragraph (1).
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