9/11 Memorial Cross National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum in the city of New York, New York, as a national monument.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a general management plan for such monument.
Terminates designation of such monument as a unit of the National Park System if federal funds are required for the operation and maintenance of the monument.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2865 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2865
To establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11
Memorial Museum in New York as a national monument, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2011
Mr. Grimm (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. King of New York,
Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11
Memorial Museum in New York as a national monument, 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 ``9/11 Memorial Cross National
Monument Establishment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the 9/11 Memorial Cross is located at the National 9/11
Memorial Museum at the intersection of Albany and Greenwich
Streets at 1 Albany Street, New York, NY 10006;
(2) after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on
New York City, a massive operation was launched to clear the
site and attempt to find any survivors amongst the rubble;
(3) when One World Trade Center collapsed, it sent debris
down onto 6 World Trade Center, and gutted the interior of the
building. In the midst of the debris was this intact cross
beam, which its discoverer believes came from One World Trade
Center;
(4) first encountered by construction worker Frank
Silecchia in the vicinity of where 6 World Trade Center had
stood, the 17-foot-tall cross became an icon of hope and
comfort throughout the recovery effort in the wake of the
September 11, 2001 attacks;
(5) after a few weeks an expedited approval from the office
of New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was granted to erect it on a
pedestal on a portion of the former plaza on Church Street near
Liberty;
(6) the 9/11 Memorial Cross was moved by crane on October
3, 2001, and installed on October 4, 2001, where it continued
as a shrine and tourist attraction;
(7) on July 23, 2011, the cross was transported onto the
World Trade Center site and lowered into its permanent setting
inside the Museum, which will open to the public in 2012;
(8) the 9/11 Memorial Cross has received international
attention; and
(9) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the World
Trade Center Memorial Foundation and Mayor Michael R.
Bloomberg, have been working together--
(A) to protect the site; and
(B) to develop further educational opportunities
using artifacts from the site itself to tell the story
of not only what happened on 9/11 but the 9-month
recovery period that followed.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of New York,
New York.
(2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the management plan for the Monument prepared under section
5(c)(1).
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Proposed Boundary Waco-Mammoth National Monument'', numbered
T21/80,000, and dated April 2009.
(4) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the 9/11
Memorial Cross, which is owned by the Museum.
(5) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the National 9/11
Memorial Museum in the State.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.
SEC. 4. 9/11 MEMORIAL CROSS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW YORK.
The 9/11 Memorial Cross is hereby established as a national
monument.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the Monument in
accordance with--
(1) this Act; and
(2) any cooperative agreements entered into under
subsection (b)(1).
(b) Authorities of Secretary.--
(1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative management agreements with the Museum and the City,
in accordance with section 3(l) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C.
1a-2(l)).
(2) Acquisition of land.--The Secretary may acquire by
donation from the City any land or interest in land owned by
the City within the proposed boundary of the Monument.
(c) General Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Museum and the City, shall complete a general management plan
for the Monument.
(2) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include, at a
minimum--
(A) measures for the preservation of the resources
of the Monument;
(B) requirements for the type and extent of
development and use of the Monument;
(C) identification of the capacity of the Monument
for accommodating visitors; and
(D) opportunities for involvement by the Museum,
City, State, and other local and national entities in--
(i) developing educational programs for the
Monument; and
(ii) developing and supporting the
Monument.
(d) Prohibition of Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be
used to pay the costs of--
(1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under subsection
(b)(1);
(2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monument under
subsection (b)(2);
(3) developing a visitor center for the Monument;
(4) operating or maintaining the Monument;
(5) constructing exhibits for the Monument; or
(6) developing the general management plan under subsection
(c).
(e) Use of Non-Federal Funds.--Non-Federal funds may be used to pay
any costs that may be incurred by the Secretary or the National Park
Service in carrying out this section.
(f) Effect on Eligibility for Financial Assistance.--Nothing in
this Act affects the eligibility of the Monument for Federal grants or
other forms of financial assistance that the Monument would have been
eligible to apply for had National Park System status not been
conferred to the Monument under this Act.
(g) Termination of National Park System Status.--
(1) In general.--Designation of the Monument as a unit of
the National Park System shall terminate if the Secretary
determines that Federal funds are required to operate and
maintain the Monument.
(2) Reversion.--If the designation of the Monument as a
unit of the National Park System is terminated under paragraph
(1), any land acquired by the Secretary from the City under
subsection (b)(2) shall revert to the City.
SEC. 6. NO BUFFER ZONES.
Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Monument, or the
management plan shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of
the Monument.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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