S. 507: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act

STATUS:

March 7, 2013.--Introduced.
April 23, 2013.--Subcommittee on National Parks hearings held.
May 16, 2013.--Full committee markup; Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
June 27, 2013.--Reported to Senate with amendments. S. Rept. 113-65.
June 27, 2013.--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar [Calendar No. 119]

S.507

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
(Introduced in Senate - IS)

S 507 IS

113th CONGRESS1st Session

S. 507

To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other
purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 7, 2013

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr.
UDALL of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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 1 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

(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; and

(7) the permanent historical preservation of the B Reactor at Hanford as

part of the Manhattan National Historical Park would provide significant savings

to the Federal Government relative to placing the reactor into interim safe

storage and subsequently dismantling the reactor--

(A) as determined as part of the Record of Decision entitled

`Decommissioning of Eight Surplus Production 3 Reactors at the Hanford Site,

Richland, WA'; and

(B) as included within milestone M-093-00 of the Hanford Federal Facility

Agreement and Consent Order.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--

(1) to preserve and protect for the benefit and education 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- 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.

(b) Eligible Areas- The Historical Park may be comprised of 1 or more of the

following areas or portions of the areas, as generally depicted on the map

entitled `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;

Park;

(D) at the former Guest House located at 210 East Madison Road;

and

(E) at other sites within the boundary of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee,

that are not depicted on the map described in this subsection, but are

determined by the Secretary to be suitable and appropriate for

inclusion.

(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

(3) HANFORD, WASHINGTON- Facilities, land, or interests in land that

are--

(A) in the B Reactor National Historic Landmark;

(B) at the Hanford High School in the town of Hanford and Hanford

Construction Camp Historic District;

District;

(D) at the warehouse in the Bruggemann's Agricultural

Complex;

(E) at the Hanford Irrigation District Pump House; and

(F) at the T Plant (221-T Process Building).

on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the

National Park Service and the Department of Energy.

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,

Richland, and Los Alamos 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, including provisions for 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 role for the National

Park Service in preserving the historic resources covered by the

agreement.

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 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Hanford Site, and Oak Ridge

Reservation;

(2) may consult with and provide historical information to the Secretary

concerning the Manhattan Project; and

(3) shall retain responsibility, in accordance with applicable law, for any

environmental remediation and structural safety that may be necessary in or

around the facilities, land, or interests in land governed by the

agreement.

(d) Amendments- The agreement under subsection (a) may be amended, including

to add to the Historical Park facilities, land, or interests in land 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 executed, the Secretary shall publish in the

Federal Register notice of the establishment of the Historical Park, including

an official boundary map.

subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

(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, in

consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall complete a general management

plan for the Historical Park in accordance with--

(1) 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)); and

(2) the agreement established under section 6.

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 only 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; or

(B) purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange.

(2) FACILITIES- The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the

vicinity of Historical Park for visitor and administrative facilities.

(e) Donations; Cooperative Agreements-

(1) FEDERAL FACILITIES-

(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may enter into 1 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).

(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 or providing access to historically significant

resources relating to the Manhattan Project, the Secretary of Energy may accept,

hold, administer, and use gifts, bequests, and devises (including labor and

services).

Legislation

S.507

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

SEC. 6. AGREEMENT.

SEC. 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.