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HR 4895 — Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.

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Medgar Evers National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the home and history of the pivotal role of Medgar Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational programming related to the monument.

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The amendment removes the section defining terms related to the Medgar Evers Home National Monument, such as "Monument," "Historic District," "Map," and "Secretary." It also deletes the definition of "College," which referred to Tougaloo College. This change streamlines the bill by eliminating definitions that may no longer be necessary or are understood within the context of the monument's establishment.

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4895 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4895 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
657 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4895 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2018 Received;
4895 [Report No.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.
115-370] _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2018 Received;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 15, 2018 Reported by Ms.
Murkowski, with an amendment and an amendment to the title [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
DEFINITIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Medgar Evers Home National Monument established by section 3.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Historic district.--The term ``Historic District'' means the Medgar Evers Historic District, as included on the National Register of Historic Places, and as generally depicted on the Map.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Medgar Evers Home National Monument'', numbered 515/142561, and dated February 2018.</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) College.--The term ``College'' means Tougaloo College, a private educational institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
3.
ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR EVERS HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Establishment.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is established the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources associated with Medgar Evers' pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Conditions.--The Monument shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) has entered into a written agreement with the College providing that all parcels within the Medgar Evers Home National Monument boundary as depicted on the Map shall be donated to the United States for inclusion in the Monument to be managed consistently with the purposes of the Monument;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) has otherwise acquired sufficient land or interests in land within the boundaries of the Monument to constitute a manageable unit.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Monument shall be the boundaries as generally depicted on the Map.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</DELETED> <DELETED> (d) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may only acquire any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the Monument by--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) donation;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) purchase with donated funds;
or</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) exchange.</DELETED> <DELETED> (e) Administration.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the Monument in accordance with--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) this Act;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including--</DELETED> <DELETED> (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Management plan.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</DELETED> <DELETED> (f) Cooperative Agreements.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Monument.--The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the College for interpretive and educational programming related to the Monument, and may enter into other cooperative agreements for the purposes of carrying out this Act.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Historic district.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owner of a nationally significant property within the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the property.</DELETED> <DELETED> (g) No Buffer Zones.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Monument, or the management of the Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument.
The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside of the Monument.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act''.
(1) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Medgar Evers Home National Monument established by section 3.
(1) College.--The term ``College'' means Tougaloo College, a private educational institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Medgar Evers Home National Monument'', numbered 515/142561, and dated February 2018.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument'', numbered 515/142561, and dated September 2018.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
(4) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument established by section 3.
(5) College.--The term ``College'' means Tougaloo College, a private educational institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR EVERS HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT.
ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is established the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources associated with Medgar Evers' pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
(a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is established the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi 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 pivotal roles of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the American Civil Rights Movement.
(2) Conditions.--The Monument shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary-- (A) has entered into a written agreement with the College providing that all parcels within the Medgar Evers Home National Monument boundary as depicted on the Map shall be donated to the United States for inclusion in the Monument to be managed consistently with the purposes of the Monument;
(2) Determination by the secretary.--The Monument 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 to constitute a manageable park unit.
and (B) has otherwise acquired sufficient land or interests in land within the boundaries of the Monument to constitute a manageable unit.
(b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map.
(b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Monument shall be the boundaries as generally depicted on the Map.
(2) purchase with donated funds;
(2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds;
(2) Management plan.-- (A) Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
(2) Management plan.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
(B) On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(B) Submission.--On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(f) Cooperative Agreements.-- (1) Monument.--The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the College for interpretive and educational programming related to the Monument, and may enter into other cooperative agreements for the purposes of carrying out this Act.
(f) Agreements.-- (1) Monument.--The Secretary-- (A) shall seek to enter into an agreement with the College to provide interpretive and educational services relating to the Monument;
(2) Historic district.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owner of a nationally significant property within the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the property.
and (B) may enter into agreements with the College and other entities for the purposes of carrying out this Act.
(g) No Buffer Zones.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Monument, or the management of the Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument.
(2) Historic district.--The Secretary may enter into agreements with the owner of a nationally significant property within the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the property.
The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside of the Monument.
(g) No Buffer Zones.-- (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Monument, or the management of the Monument creates a buffer zone outside of the Monument.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2018.
(2) Activity or use outside monument.--The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of the activity or use outside of the Monument.
Attest:
Amend the title so as to read:
KAREN L.
``An Act to establish the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.''.
HAAS, Clerk.
Calendar No.
657 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
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4895 [Report No.
115-370] _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 15, 2018 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
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Also cites: 54 U.S.C. § 100502

Action History

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-370.

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-370.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.

  6. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  7. Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3949-3951)

  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4895.

  10. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3949)

  11. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3949)

  12. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  13. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  14. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-632.

  15. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-632.

  16. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.

  17. Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

  18. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  19. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  20. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  21. Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  22. Introduced in House

  23. Introduced in House

  24. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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What does HR 4895 do?
Medgar Evers National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the home and history of the pivotal role of Medgar Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational programming related to the monument.
Who sponsors HR 4895?
HR 4895 is sponsored by Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4895?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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