119-hr1031

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1031 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1031

 To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New 
 York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 5, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New 
 York as a unit of the National Park System, 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 ``Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee 
Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Fort 
 Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park 
 Proposed Boundary'', numbered 962/194,681, and dated September 
 2024.

    (2) National historical park.--The term ``National 
 Historical Park'' means the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee 
 Shelter National Historical Park established by 

section 3

    (a)

    (1) .

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

    (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO HOLOCAUST REFUGEE SHELTER 
 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph

    (3) , there is 
 established in the State as a unit of the National Park System 
 the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical 
 Park.

    (2) === Purpose ===
-The purpose of the National Historical Park 
 is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 
 present and future generations resources associated with the 
 stories of the 982 refugees from World War II who were housed 
 at Fort Ontario from August of 1944 until February of 1946.

    (3) Conditions of establishment.--
        (A) Determination by the secretary.--The National 
 Historical Park shall not be established until the date 
 on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient 
 quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired 
 from land identified as ``Proposed Boundary'' on the 
 map to constitute a manageable park unit.
        (B) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
 on which the Secretary makes a determination under 
 subparagraph
        (A) , the Secretary shall publish in the 
 Federal Register notice of the establishment of the 
 National Historical Park.

    (4) Map.--The map shall be on file and available for public 
 inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
 Service.

    (5) Boundary.--The boundary of the National Historical Park 
 shall include any land or interests in land acquired by the 
 Secretary under this section.

    (b) Administration.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
 National Historical Park in accordance with--
        (A) this section; and
        (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
 National Park System, including--
            (i) sections 100101

    (a) , 100751

    (a) , 100752, 
 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 
 Code; and
            (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 54, 
 United States Code.

    (2) Agreements.--
        (A) Cooperative agreements.--In accordance with 
 

section 101702 of title 54, United States Code, the 
 Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
 the State or other public and private entities to 
 provide interpretive and educational services within 
 the National Historical Park.
        (B) Interpretation and restoration agreements.--The 
 Secretary may enter into agreements to identify, 
 interpret, and restore nationally significant historic 
 or cultural resources located on non-Federal land 
 within the boundary of, or in close proximity to, the 
 National Historical Park.
            (C) Public access.--Any cooperative agreement 
 entered into under subparagraph
        (B) to provide 
 assistance to non-Federal land shall provide for 
 reasonable public access to the non-Federal land.

    (3) Acquisition of land.--
        (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph
        (B) , the 
 Secretary may acquire land and interests in land 
 located within the boundary of the National Historical 
 Park by--
            (i) donation;
            (ii) purchase with donated or appropriated 
 funds; or
            (iii) exchange.
        (B) Limitation.--Any land owned by the State or a 
 political subdivision of the State may be acquired for 
 inclusion in the National Historical Park only by 
 donation.

    (4) Management plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after 
 the date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
 section, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall 
 complete a general management plan for the National Historical 
 Park in accordance with--
        (A) section 100502 of title 54, United States Code; 
 and
        (B) any other applicable laws.
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