[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3543 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3543
To establish the Historic Greenwood District--Black Wall Street
National Monument in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 14, 2023
Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the Historic Greenwood District--Black Wall Street
National Monument in the State of Oklahoma, 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 ``Historic Greenwood District--Black
Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Historic
Greenwood District--Black Wall Street National Monument
Advisory Commission established by section 5(a).
(2) Descendant.--The term ``descendant'' means an
individual who can verify family lineage by blood, adoption, or
marriage to a Black individual who lived in, worked in, or was
present in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May
31, 1921, or June 1, 1921, by--
(A) family records, including family Bibles, vital
records, correspondence, memoirs, journals, diaries,
unrecorded deeds, diplomas, certificates, or
testimonials;
(B) public records, including censuses, government
records, military records, pensions, land bounty
records, passport applications, passenger lists,
original grants, naturalization or immigration records,
records of entry, or State, province, or local records;
or
(C) institutional records, including church
records, cemetery records and inscriptions, educational
institutions, insurance records, or societies and
fraternal organizations.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled
``Greenwood Historic District--Black Wall Street National
Monument, Proposed Boundary'', numbered 196/ 188,275, and dated
July 2023.
(4) National monument.--The term ``National Monument''
means the Historic Greenwood District--Black Wall Street
National Monument established by section 3(a).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT--BLACK WALL STREET
NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Historic Greenwood
District--Black Wall Street National Monument in the State of Oklahoma
as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and
interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources
associated with the Historic Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and
the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the role of each in the history of
the State of Oklahoma and the United States.
(b) Boundary.--The boundary of the National Monument shall be as
generally depicted on the Map.
(c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(d) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire any land or
interest in land located within the boundary of the National Monument
by--
(1) donation;
(2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or
appropriated funds; or
(3) exchange.
(e) Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements, as appropriate, with public or private entities to provide
and facilitate, within or outside the boundary of the National
Monument, interpretive and educational services, administrative
support, and technical assistance relating to the National Monument.
(f) Private Property Protection.--Nothing in this Act--
(1) affects the land use rights of an owner of private
property (including property of a house of worship and
commercial property) within or adjacent to the National
Monument; or
(2) requires any change in or affects the construction of,
interpretation of zoning laws applicable to, or appearance of
any non-Federal property (including property of a house of
worship and commercial property) within or adjacent to the
National Monument.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Administration by Secretary.--
(1) Applicable law.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall administer the National Monument in accordance
with--
(A) this Act; and
(B) in the case of land under the direct
jurisdiction of the Secretary, the laws generally
applicable to units of the National Park System.
(2) Effect on administration of standpipe hill.--Nothing in
this Act affects the authority of Oklahoma State University or
the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical Colleges to own, maintain, or administer Standpipe
Hill.
(b) Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation and
coordination with Oklahoma State University, shall prepare a
management plan for the National Monument in accordance with
section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
(2) Requirement.--In preparing and implementing the
management plan for the National Monument, the Secretary shall
ensure that the administration of the National Monument does
not interfere with the continuing use and ownership of
Standpipe Hill.
(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Commission, current and former residents of the Historic
Greenwood District, and descendants on the preparation of the
management plan under paragraph (1).
(4) Submission to congress.--Not later than 3 years after
the date on which funds are made available to the Secretary for
the preparation of the management plan under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall submit the management plan to--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives.
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT--BLACK WALL STREET
NATIONAL MONUMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an advisory commission, to
be known as the ``Historic Greenwood District--Black Wall Street
National Monument Advisory Commission''.
(b) Duty.--The Commission shall advise the Secretary on matters
relating to the development and management of the National Monument,
including the construction of visitor service facilities and
infrastructure.
(c) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 11
members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
(A) 7 members shall be descendants;
(B) 3 members shall have experience in the field of
historic preservation or the purposes for which the
National Monument was established; and
(C) 1 member shall be appointed after consideration
of recommendations submitted by the Mayor of the city
of Tulsa in the State of Oklahoma.
(2) Terms.--A member of the Commission shall be appointed
for a term of 5 years.
(3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was
made.
(4) Successors.--Notwithstanding the expiration of a 5-year
term of a member of the Commission, a member of the Commission
may continue to serve on the Commission until the date on
which--
(A) the member is reappointed by the Secretary; or
(B) a successor is appointed by the Secretary.
(d) Chair; Bylaws.--The Commission shall--
(1) have a Chair, who shall be elected by the members of
the Commission; and
(2) adopt such bylaws as the Commission considers necessary
to carry out the functions of the Commission under this Act.
(e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of--
(1) the Chair; or
(2) a majority of the members of the Commission.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
(g) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation.
(2) Travel expenses.--Members of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of
the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
(h) FACA Nonapplicability.--Section 1013(b) of title 5, United
States Code, shall not apply to the Commission.
(i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 10 years after the
date on which the National Monument is established.
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