An Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.
PL 102-525 (S.2890), enacted 10/26/1992

106 STAT. 3438 
PUBLIC LAW 102-525—OCT. 26, 1992 
Public Law 102-525 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 26,1992 
To provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National 
[S. 2890] 
Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
Civil rights. 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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TITLE I—BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL 
HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title— 
(1) the term "Secretarjr" means the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
(2) The term "historic site" means the Brown v. Board 
of Education Nationed Historic Site as established in section 
103. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—^The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Supreme Court, in 1954, ruled that the earlier 
1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson that per-
mitted segregation of races in elementary schools violated the 
fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, which 
guarantees all citizens equal protection under the law. 
(2) In the 1954 proceedings, Oliver Brown and twelve other 
plaintiffs successfully challenged an 1879 Kansas law that had 
been patterned after the law in question in Plessy v. Ferguson 
after the Topeka, Kansas, Board of Education refused to enroll 
Mr. Brown's daughter, Linda. 
(3) Sumner Elementary, the all-white school that refused 
to enroll Linda Brown, and Monroe Elementary, the segregated 
school she was forced to attend, have subsequently been des-
ignated National Historic Landmarks in recognition of their 
national significance. 
(4) Sumner Elementary, an active school, is administered 
by the Topeka Board of Education; Monroe Elementary, closed 
in 1975 due to declining enrollment, is privately owned and 
stands vacant. 
(b) PURPOSES.—^The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and 
enjoyment of present and future generations, the places that 
contributed materially to the landmark United States Supreme 
Court decision that brought an end to segregation in pubUc 
education; and 
(2) to interpret the integral role of the Brown v. Board 
of Education case in the civil rights movement. 
(3) to assist in the preservation and interpretation of 
related resources within the city of Topeka that further the 
understanding of the civil rights movement. 
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SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CIVQ. RIGHTS IN EDUCATION: 
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL HISTORIC 
SITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^There is hereby established as a unit of 
the National Park System the Brown v. Board of Education National 
Historic Site in the State of Kansas. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—^The historic site shall consist of the Monroe 
Elementary School site in the city of Topeka, Shawnee County, 
Kansas, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Brown v. Board 
of Education National Historic Site," numbered Appendix A and 
dated June 1992. Such map shall be on file and avsdlable for 
gublic inspection in the appropriate ofiices of the National Park 
ervice. 
SEC. 104. PROPERTY ACQUISITION. 
The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, exchange, 
or purchase with donated or appropriated funds the real property 
described in section 103(b). Any property owned by the States 
of Kansas or any politic^d subdivision thereof may be acquired 
only by donation. The Secretary may also acquire by the same 
methods personal property associated with, and appropriate for, 
the interpretation of the historic site: Provided, however, That the 
Secretary may not acquire such personal property without the con-
sent of the owner. 
SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL,—^The Secretary shall administer the historic 
site in accordeuice with this title Eind the laws generally applicable 
to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August 
25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 
666). 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—^The Secretary is authorized 
to enter into cooperative agreements with private as well as public 
agencies, organizations, and institutions in furtherance of the pur-
poses of this title. 
(c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within two complete fiscal 
years after funds are made available, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Interior and Insulsir Anairs of 
the United States House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate 
a general management plan for the historic site. 
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated $1,250,000 to carry 
out the purposes of this title including land acquisition and initial 
development. 
TITLE n—DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to preserve and protect for the 
education, inspiration, and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions nationally significant natural, historic, scenic, marine, and 
scientific values in South Florida, there is hereby established the 
Dry Tortugas National Park (hereinafter in this title referred to 
as the "park"). 
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—^The park shall consist of the lands, 
waters, £uid interests therein generally depicted on the map entitled 
Florida. 
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"Boundary Map, Fort Jefferson National Monument", numbered 
364r-90,001, and dated April 1980 (which is the map referenced 
by section 201 of Public Law 96-287). The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the ofiices of tihe National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
(c) ABOLITION OF MONUMENT.—^The Fort JefTerson National 
Monument is hereby abolished. 
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SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Secretary shall administer the park in 
accordance with this title and with the provisions of law generally 
applicable to imits of the national park system, including the Act 
entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for 
other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 
1, 2, 3, and 4). 
(b) MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.—^The park shall be managed for 
the following purposes, among others: 
(1) To protect and interpret a pristine subtropical marine 
ecosystem, including ein intact coral reef community. 
(2) To protect populations of fish and wildlife, including 
(but not Umited to) loggerhead and green sea turtles, sooty 
terns, fidgate birds, and numerous migratory bird species. 
(3) To protect the pristine natural environment of the Dry 
Tortugas group of islands. 
(4) To protect, stabiHze, restore, and interpret Fort Jef-
ferson, an outstanding example of nineteenth century masonry 
fortification. 
(5) To preserve and protect submerged cultural resources. 
(6) In a manner consistent with paragraphs (1) through 
(5), to provide opportunities for scientific research. 
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SEC. 203. LAND ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^Within the boundaries of the park the Sec-
retary may acquire lands and interests in land by donation or 
exchange. For the purposes of acquiring property by exchange with 
the State of Florida, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, exchange those Federal lands which were deleted 
fi*om the park by the boimdary modifications enacted by section 
201 of the Act of Jime 28, 1980 (PubKc Law 96-287), and which 
are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside 
of the park, for lands owned by the State of Florida within the 
park boundary. 
(b) UNITED STATES COAST GUARD LANDS.—When all or 
any 
substajitial portion of lands under the administration of the United 
States Coast Guard located within the park boundaries, including 
Loggerhead Key, have been determined by the United States Coast 
Guard to be excess to its needs, such lands shall be transferred 
directly to the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of 
this title. The United States Coast Guard may reserve the right 
in such transfer to maintain and utihze the existing Ughthouse 
on Loggerhead Key in a manner consistent with the purposes of 
the United States Coast Guard and the purposes of this title. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—^The Secretary is authorized to lease 
or to acquire, by purchase, donation, or exchange, and to operate 
incidental administrative and support facilities in Key West, Flor-
ida, for park administration and to fiirther the purposes of this 
title. 
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SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
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There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to cany out the purposes of this title. Any 
funds available for the purposes of the monument shall be available 
for the purposes of the park, and authorizations of funds for the 
monument shall be available for the park. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY 
COMMITTEES 
SEC. 301. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
16 USC la-14. 
(a) CHARTER.—^The provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix; 86 Stat. 776) are 
hereby waived with respect to any advisory commission or advisory 
committee established by law in connection with any national park 
system unit during the period such advisory commission or advisory 
committee is authorized by law. 
(b) MEMBERS.—In the case of any advisory commission or 
advisory committee established in connection with any national 
park system unit, any member of such Commission or Committee 
may serve after the expiration of his or her term until a successor 
is appointed. 
SEC. 302. MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION AREA. 
Section 703(i) of the Act of November 18, 1988 entitled "An 
Act to provide for the designation and conservation of certain lands 
in the States of Arizona and Idaho, and for other purposes" (Public 
Law 100-696; 102 Stat. 4602; 16 U.S.C. 460zz-2) is amended by 
striking "3 years after enactment of this Act" and inserting "3 
years aft«r appointment of the full membership of the Commission". 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL 
RECREATION 
AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 5(g) of the Act approved October 27, 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
460bb-4(g)), is amended by striking out "twenty years" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "thirty years". 
TITLE IV—NEW RIVER WILD AND SCENIC STUDY 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF NEW RIVER AS A STUDY RIVER. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1276(a)) is amended by adding the following new paragraph at 
the end thereof: 
"( 
) NEW RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA.—The segment 
defined by public lands commencing at the U.S. Route 460 bridge 
over the New River in Virginia to the maximum summer pool 
elevation (one thousand four hundred and ten feet above mean 
sea level) of Bluestone Lake in West Virginia; by the Secretary 
of the Interior. Nothing in this Act shall affect or impair the 
management of the Bluestone project or the authority of any depart-
ment, agency or instrumentality of the United States to carry 
out the project purposes of that project as of the date of enactment 
of this paragraph. The study of the river segment identified in Reports, 
this paragraph shall be completed and reported on within one 
year after the date of enactment of this paragraph.". 
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TITLE V—BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS STUDY 
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SEC. 501. BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this title, conduct a 
study of the Boston Harbor Islands to assess the opportunities 
for the National Park Service to contribute to State, regional, and 
local efforts to promote the conservation of the Boston Harbor 
Islands and their use and enjoyment by the public. In conducting 
the study, the Secretsiry shall— 
(1) consult closely with and explore means for expanded 
cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environ-
mental Management, the Metropolitan District Commission, 
and the City of Boston; 
(2) evauuate the suitability of establishing the Boston Har-
bor Islands as a unit of the National Park System; 
(3) assess the opportunities for expanded tourism, public 
education, and visibility by managing the Boston Harbor 
Islands in conjimction with units of the National Park System 
in the vicinity, including the Adams National Historic Site 
in Quincy, Massachusetts; and 
(4) evaluate the possibiUty for developing ferry service and 
other transportation links among those units to enhance their 
public use and enjoyment. 
(b) REPORT.—^The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
the Congress a report on the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the study under subsection (a), by not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this title. 
Approved October 26, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2890 (H.R. 5484): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-1038 accompanying H.R. 5484 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-468 (Conun. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 4, 5, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 8, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTLVL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 26, Presidential statement.