9/11 Memorial Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act

(Sec. 3) This bill designates the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, as a national memorial.

This memorial shall not be a unit of the National Park System.

(Sec. 4) The Department of the Interior may award a single grant per year through a competitive process to a tax-exempt, charitable nonprofit organization (eligible entity) for the operation and maintenance of any memorial located within the United States established to commemorate the events of and honor:

• the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001; and
• the victims of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.

In awarding such grants, Interior shall give greatest weight in the selection of eligible entities using the following criteria:

• experience in managing a public memorial that will benefit the largest number of visitors each calendar year;
• experience in managing a memorial of significant size (four acres or more);
• successful coordination and cooperation with federal, state, and local governments in the operation and management of the memorial;
• the ability and commitment to use grant funds to enhance security at the memorial; and
• the ability to use grant funds to increase the numbers of economically disadvantaged visitors to the memorial and surrounding areas.

The authority to award grants under this Act shall expire seven years after enactment of this Act.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3036 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3036

 To designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World 
 Trade Center site in New York City, New York, as a national memorial, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2015

 Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
Calvert, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Nadler) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World 
 Trade Center site in New York City, New York, as a national memorial, 
                        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 ``National 9/11 Memorial at the World 
Trade Center Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL 9/11 MEMORIAL.

    (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Foundation'' means the National September 11 
        Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., 
        also known as the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at 
        the World Trade Center;
            (2) the term ``map'' means the map titled ``National 
        September 11 Memorial Proposed Boundary'', numbered 903/128928, 
        and dated June 2015;
            (3) the term ``National September 11 Memorial'' means the 
        area approximately bounded by Fulton, Greenwich, Liberty and 
        West Streets as generally depicted on the map; and
            (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
    (b) Designation.--The National September 11 Memorial is hereby 
designated as a national memorial.
    (c) Map.--The map shall be available for public inspection and kept 
of file at--
            (1) the appropriate office of the Secretary of the 
        Interior; and
            (2) the headquarters of the Foundation.
    (d) Grants.--The Secretary may award a grant of not more than 
$25,000,000 each fiscal year to the Foundation for the operation and 
maintenance of the National 9/11 Memorial.
    (e) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
year in which the Foundation obligates or expends any part of a grant 
under this section, the Foundation shall prepare and submit to the 
Secretary and Congress a report that shall--
            (1) specify the amount of grant funds obligated or 
        expended;
            (2) specify the purpose for which the funds were obligated 
        and expended; and
            (3) include any other information the Secretary may 
        require.
    (f) Termination of Authorization.--Subsections (d) and (e) shall 
expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (g) Effect of Designation.--The national memorial designated by 
this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the 
designation of the national memorial shall not be construed to require 
or authorize Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to 
the national memorial, except under subsection (d) of this Act.
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