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Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 5) Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, which may be composed of specified facilities, lands, or interests in one or more eligible areas or parts of such areas in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and Hanford, Washington. Requires inclusion of the B Reactor National Historic Landmark in Hanford.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to enter into an agreement to govern their respective roles in administering the facilities, lands, or interests in land under the DOE's jurisdiction to be included in the Park.
(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to consult with interested state, county, and local officials, and members of the public before executing any such agreement and in developing the general management plan.
Adds to the Park lands, interests in land, or facilities within the eligible areas which are acquired by the Secretary or are included in an amendment to the agreement.
(Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the Park in consultation and collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Richland DOE site offices.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan Project sites and resources that are located outside the boundary of the Park.
Prohibits the acquisition by condemnation of any land or interest in land under, or for the purposes of, this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into agreements with federal agencies to provide public access to, and management, interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant Manhattan Project resources under their control; and (2) accept donations from, and enter into cooperative agreements with, state, local, and tribal governments, organizations, or individuals to further the purpose of such an interagency agreement or to provide visitor services and administrative facilities within proximity to the Park.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for the management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically significant Manhattan Project resources not included in the Park.
(Sec. 9) Prohibits anything in this Act, the establishment of the Park, or the management plan from being construed as creating buffer zones outside of the Park.
Prohibits anything in this Act from constituting a cause of action respecting activities outside or adjacent to the established boundary of the Park.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1208 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1208
To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 15, 2013
Mr. Hastings of Washington (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, and Mr. Ben
Ray Lujan of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, 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 ``Manhattan Project National
Historical Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Manhattan Project was an unprecedented top-secret
program implemented during World War II to produce an atomic
bomb before Nazi Germany;
(2) a panel of experts convened by the President's Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation in 2001--
(A) stated that ``the development and use of the
atomic bomb during World War II has been called `the
single most significant event of the 20th century''';
and
(B) recommended that nationally significant sites
associated with the Manhattan Project be formally
established as a collective unit and be administered
for preservation, commemoration, and public
interpretation in cooperation with the National Park
Service;
(3) the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study
Act (Public Law 108-340; 118 Stat. 1362) directed the Secretary
of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
to conduct a special resource study of the historically
significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project to
assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility
of designating one or more sites as a unit of the National Park
System;
(4) after significant public input, the National Park
Service study found that ``including Manhattan Project-related
sites in the national park system will expand and enhance the
protection and preservation of such resources and provide for
comprehensive interpretation and public understanding of this
nationally significant story in the 20th century American
history'';
(5) the Department of the Interior, with the concurrence of
the Department of Energy, recommended the establishment of a
Manhattan Project National Historical Park comprised of
resources at--
(A) Oak Ridge, Tennessee;
(B) Los Alamos, New Mexico; and
(C) Hanford, in the Tri-Cities area, Washington;
and
(6) designation of a Manhattan Project National Historical
Park as a unit of the National Park System would improve the
preservation of, interpretation of, and access to the
nationally significant historic resources associated with the
Manhattan Project for present and future generations to gain a
better understanding of the Manhattan Project, including the
significant, far-reaching, and complex legacy of the Manhattan
Project.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to preserve and protect for the benefit of present and
future generations the nationally significant historic
resources associated with the Manhattan Project;
(2) to improve public understanding of the Manhattan
Project and the legacy of the Manhattan Project through
interpretation of the historic resources associated with the
Manhattan Project;
(3) to enhance public access to the Historical Park
consistent with protection of public safety, national security,
and other aspects of the mission of the Department of Energy;
and
(4) to assist the Department of Energy, Historical Park
communities, historical societies, and other interested
organizations and individuals in efforts to preserve and
protect the historically significant resources associated with
the Manhattan Project.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historical park.--The term ``Historical Park'' means
the Manhattan Project National Historical Park established
under section 5.
(2) Manhattan project.--The term ``Manhattan Project''
means the Federal program to develop an atomic bomb ending on
December 31, 1946.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Date.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, there shall be established as a unit of
the National Park System the Manhattan Project National
Historical Park.
(2) Areas included.--The Historical Park shall consist of
facilities and areas listed under subsection (b) as determined
by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy.
The Secretary shall include the area referred to in subsection
(b)(3)(A), the B Reactor National Historic Landmark, in the
Historical Park.
(b) Eligible Areas.--The Historical Park may only be comprised of
one or more of the following areas, or portions of the areas, as
generally depicted in the map titled ``Manhattan Project National
Historical Park Sites'', numbered 540/108,834-C, and dated September
2012:
(1) Oak ridge, tennessee.--Facilities, land, or interests
in land that are--
(A) at Buildings 9204-3 and 9731 at the Y-12
National Security Complex;
(B) at the X-10 Graphite Reactor at the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory;
(C) at the K-25 Building site at the East Tennessee
Technology Park; and
(D) at the former Guest House located at 210 East
Madison Road.
(2) Los alamos, new mexico.--Facilities, land, or interests
in land that are--
(A) in the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
National Historic Landmark District, or any addition to
the Landmark District proposed in the National Historic
Landmark Nomination--Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
(LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of NHL Revision),
Los Alamos National Laboratory document LA-UR 12-00387
(January 26, 2012);
(B) at the former East Cafeteria located at 1670
Nectar Street; and
(C) at the former dormitory located at 1725 17th
Street.
(3) Hanford, washington.--Facilities, land, or interests in
land that are--
(A) the B Reactor National Historic Landmark;
(B) the Hanford High School in the town of Hanford
and Hanford Construction Camp Historic District;
(C) the White Bluffs Bank building in the White
Bluffs Historic District;
(D) the warehouse at the Bruggemann's Agricultural
Complex;
(E) the Hanford Irrigation District Pump House; and
(F) the T Plant (221-T Process Building).
(c) Written Consent of Owner.--No non-Federal property may be
included in the Historical Park without the written consent of the
owner.
SEC. 6. AGREEMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (acting through
the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Richland site offices) shall enter into
an agreement governing the respective roles of the Secretary and the
Secretary of Energy in administering the facilities, land, or interests
in land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of
Energy that is to be included in the Historical Park under section
5(b), including provisions for enhanced public access, management,
interpretation, and historic preservation.
(b) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--Any agreement under
subsection (a) shall provide that the Secretary shall--
(1) have decisionmaking authority for the content of
historic interpretation of the Manhattan Project for purposes
of administering the Historical Park; and
(2) ensure that the agreement provides an appropriate
advisory role for the National Park Service in preserving the
historic resources covered by the agreement.
(c) Responsibilities of the Secretary of Energy.--Any agreement
under subsection (a) shall provide that the Secretary of Energy--
(1) shall ensure that the agreement appropriately protects
public safety, national security, and other aspects of the
ongoing mission of the Department of Energy at the Oak Ridge
Reservation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Hanford Site;
(2) may consult with and provide historical information to
the Secretary concerning the Manhattan Project;
(3) shall retain responsibility, in accordance with
applicable law, for any environmental remediation that may be
necessary in or around the facilities, land, or interests in
land governed by the agreement; and
(4) shall retain authority and legal obligations for
historic preservation and general maintenance, including to
ensure safe access, in connection with the Department's
Manhattan Project resources.
(d) Amendments.--The agreement under subsection (a) may be amended,
including to add to the Historical Park facilities, land, or interests
in land within the eligible areas described in section 5(b) that are
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy.
SEC. 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall consult with interested State,
county, and local officials, organizations, and interested members of
the public--
(1) before executing any agreement under section 6; and
(2) in the development of the general management plan under
section 8(b).
(b) Notice of Determination.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which an agreement under section 6 is entered into, the Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of
the Historical Park, including an official boundary map.
(c) Availability of Map.--The official boundary map published under
subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The map shall be
updated to reflect any additions to the Historical Park from eligible
areas described in section 5(b).
(d) Additions.--Any land, interest in land, or facility within the
eligible areas described in section 5(b) that is acquired by the
Secretary or included in an amendment to the agreement under section
6(d) shall be added to the Historical Park.
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the Historical Park
in accordance with--
(1) this Act; and
(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National
Park System, including--
(A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C.
1 et seq.); and
(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et
seq.).
(b) General Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date
on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the
Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, and in
consultation and collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and
Richland Department of Energy site offices, shall complete a general
management plan for the Historical Park in accordance with section
12(b) of Public Law 91-383 (commonly known as the ``National Park
Service General Authorities Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)).
(c) Interpretive Tours.--The Secretary may, subject to applicable
law, provide interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan
Project sites and resources in the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and
Washington that are located outside the boundary of the Historical
Park.
(d) Land Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land and
interests in land within the eligible areas described in
section 5(b) by--
(A) transfer of administrative jurisdiction from
the Department of Energy by agreement between the
Secretary and the Secretary of Energy;
(B) donation; or
(C) exchange.
(2) No use of condemnation.--The Secretary may not acquire
by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act or
for the purposes of this Act.
(e) Donations; Cooperative Agreements.--
(1) Federal facilities.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into one
or more agreements with the head of a Federal agency to
provide public access to, and management,
interpretation, and historic preservation of,
historically significant Manhattan Project resources
under the jurisdiction or control of the Federal
agency.
(B) Donations; cooperative agreements.--The
Secretary may accept donations from, and enter into
cooperative agreements with, State governments, units
of local government, tribal governments, organizations,
or individuals to further the purpose of an interagency
agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) or to
provide visitor services and administrative facilities
within reasonable proximity to the Historical Park.
(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may provide
technical assistance to State, local, or tribal governments,
organizations, or individuals for the management,
interpretation, and historic preservation of historically
significant Manhattan Project resources not included within the
Historical Park.
(3) Donations to department of energy.--For the purposes of
this Act, or for the purpose of preserving and providing access
to historically significant Manhattan Project resources, the
Secretary of Energy may accept, hold, administer, and use
gifts, bequests, and devises (including labor and services).
SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION.
(a) No Buffer Zone Created.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment
of the Historical Park, or the management plan for the Historical Park
shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Historical
Park. That an activity can be seen and heard from within the Historical
Park shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside the
Historical Park.
(b) No Cause of Action.--Nothing in this Act shall constitute a
cause of action with respect to activities outside or adjacent to the
established boundary of the Historical Park.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-66.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-66.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42.
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