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HR 980 RFS

October 24, 2001

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in the State of Tennessee as a unit of the National Park System.

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 `Moccasin Bend National Historic Site Establishment Act'.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act the following definitions apply:

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

(2) HISTORIC SITE- The term `historic site' means the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site.

(3) STATE- The term `State' means the State of Tennessee.

(4) MAP- The term `Map' means the map entitled `Boundary Map, Moccasin Bend National Historic Site', numbered NAMB/80000A, and dated September 2001.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL- In order to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of the public the nationally significant archeological and historic resources located on the peninsula known as Moccasin Bend, Tennessee, there is established as a unit of the National Park System the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site.

(b) BOUNDARIES- The historic site shall consist of approximately 900 acres generally depicted on the Map. The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary may make minor revisions in the boundaries of the historic site in accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9(c)).

(c) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may acquire by donation or purchase from willing sellers, using donated or appropriated funds, lands and interests in lands within the exterior boundary of the historic site.

(2) MOCCASIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE- Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire the State-owned land and interests in land (including structures on that land) known as the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute for inclusion in the historic site only by donation and only after the facility is no longer used to provide health care services, except that the Secretary may acquire by donation only, at any time, any such State-owned land or interests in land that the State determines is excess to the needs of the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute. The Secretary may work with the State through a cost sharing arrangement for the purpose of demolishing the structures located on that land that the Secretary determines should be demolished.

(3) EASEMENT OUTSIDE BOUNDARY- To allow access between areas of the historic site that on the date of the enactment of this Act are noncontiguous, the Secretary may acquire by donation or purchase from willing owners, using donated or appropriated funds, an easement connecting the areas generally depicted on the Map as the `Moccasin Bend Archeological National Historic Landmark' and the `Rock-Tenn' property.

(d) MOCCASIN BEND GOLF COURSE- On the date of the enactment of this Act, the boundary of the historic site shall not include the approximately 157 acres of land generally depicted on the Map as the `Golf Course' as such lands shall not be within the boundary of the historic site. In the event that those lands are no longer used as a public golf course, the Secretary may acquire the lands for inclusion in the historic site by donation only. Upon such acquisition, the Secretary shall adjust the boundary of the historic site to include the newly acquired lands.

(e) RADIO TOWER PROPERTY- On the date of the enactment of this Act, the boundary of the historic site shall not include the approximately 13 acres of land generally depicted on the Map as `WDEF'. In the event that those lands are no longer used as a location from which to transmit radio signals, the Secretary may acquire the lands for inclusion in the historic site by donation or purchase from willing sellers with appropriated or donated funds. Upon such acquisition, the Secretary shall adjust the boundary of the historic site to include the newly acquired lands.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) IN GENERAL- The historic site shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and with the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System.

(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT- The Secretary may consult and enter into cooperative agreements with culturally affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes, governmental entities, and interested persons to provide for the restoration, preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the historic site.

(c) VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER- For purposes of interpreting the historical themes and cultural resources of the historic site, the Secretary may establish and administer a visitor center in the development of the center's operation and interpretive programs.

(d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN- Not later than three years after funds are made available for this purpose, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a general management plan for the historic site. The general management plan shall describe the appropriate protection and preservation of natural, cultural, and scenic resources, visitor use, and facility development within the historic area consistent with the purposes of this Act, while ensuring continued access to private landowners to their property.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF PREVIOUS ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.

The Act of August 3, 1950 (Chapter 532; 16 U.S.C. 424a-4) is repealed.

Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 2001.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.

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