Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act

Bill: 117-s-1211
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-04-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: General Native American affairs matters

Historic sites and heritage areas

Historical and cultural resources

Illinois

Land transfers

Missouri

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Public-private cooperation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides for the establishment of the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois; Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and St. Louis City County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.</p> <p>The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that any land owned by such states or a political subdivision of one the states may be acquired only by donation. </p> <p>Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with such states and their political subdivisions, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and individuals to (1) identify, interpret, and restore nationally significant historical or cultural and natural resources related to the life of the Mississippi culture within the park, subject to the condition that such an agreement must provide for reasonable public access; and (2) conduct research related to Mississippian culture.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1211 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City County, Missouri, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Historical park The term historical park means the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park established by section 3(a). (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park, Boundary , numbered CMMC–NHP–107, and dated 05–31–2019. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) States The term States means the States of Illinois and Missouri. 3. Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park, Illinois and Missouri (a) Establishment (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), in order to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated with the life of the Mississippian Culture and to preserve access for Native American spiritual practices and expressions, there is established, as a unit of the National Park System, the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in— (A) Collinsville, Illinois; (B) Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and (C) St. Louis City County, Missouri. (2) Determination by Secretary The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired in accordance with subsection (c) to constitute a manageable unit. (3) Notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary acquires sufficient land under subsection (c) to achieve compliance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the establishment of the historical park. (4) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (b) Boundary The boundary of the historical park shall be the boundary as depicted on the map. (c) Land acquisition (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the boundary of the historical park by— (A) donation; (B) purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds; or (C) exchange. (2) Limitation Any land owned by the States or a political subdivision of 1 of the States may be acquired only by donation. (d) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with— (A) this section; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Cooperative agreements (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the States and political subdivisions of the States, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribes, and individuals— (i) to identify, interpret, and restore nationally significant historical or cultural and natural resources relating to the life of the Mississippian Culture within the boundaries of the historical park, subject to the condition that such an agreement shall provide for reasonable public access; and (ii) to conduct research relating to the Mississippian Culture. (B) Cost-sharing (i) Federal share The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph shall be not more than 50 percent. (ii) Form of non-Federal share The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this paragraph may be in the form of— (I) in-kind contributions; or (II) goods or services fairly valued. (e) General management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Consultation In preparing the general management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with— (A) the States and political subdivisions of the States; (B) institutions of higher education; (C) nonprofit organizations; (D) Indian Tribes; and (E) other affected individuals and entities, including— (i) the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; (ii) the Osage Tribe; and (iii) the HeartLands Conservancy.