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S.382
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State
of South Dakota, 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 ``Minuteman Missile National Historic
Site Establishment Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile
(referred to in this Act as ``ICBM'') launch control facility and
launch facility known as ``Delta 1'' and ``Delta 9'', respectively,
have national significance as the best preserved examples of the
operational character of American history during the Cold War;
(2) the facilities are symbolic of the dedication and
preparedness exhibited by the missileers of the Air Force stationed
throughout the upper Great Plains in remote and forbidding
locations during the Cold War;
(3) the facilities provide a unique opportunity to illustrate
the history and significance of the Cold War, the arms race, and
ICBM development; and
(4) the National Park System does not contain a unit that
specifically commemorates or interprets the Cold War.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations the structures
associated with the Minuteman II missile defense system;
(2) to interpret the historical role of the Minuteman II
missile defense system--
(A) as a key component of America's strategic commitment to
preserve world peace; and
(B) in the broader context of the Cold War; and
(3) to complement the interpretive programs relating to the
Minuteman II missile defense system offered by the South Dakota Air
and Space Museum at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
in the State of South Dakota (referred to in this Act as the
``historic site'') is established as a unit of the National Park
System.
(2) Components of site.--The historic site shall consist of the
land and interests in land comprising the Minuteman II ICBM launch
control facilities, as generally depicted on the map referred to as
``Minuteman Missile National Historic Site'', numbered 406/80,008
and dated September, 1998, including--
(A) the area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch
control facility depicted as ``Delta 1 Launch Control
Facility''; and
(B) the area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch
control facility depicted as ``Delta 9 Launch Facility''.
(3) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph (2)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(4) Adjustments to boundary.--The Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') is authorized to
make minor adjustments to the boundary of the historic site.
(b) Administration of Historic Site.--The Secretary shall
administer the historic site in accordance with this Act and laws
generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including--
(1) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park
Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16
U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(2) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the preservation
of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of
national significance, and for other purposes'', approved August
21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(c) Coordination With Heads of Other Agencies.--The Secretary shall
consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, as
appropriate, to ensure that the administration of the historic site is
in compliance with applicable treaties.
(d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private entities and
individuals to carry out this Act.
(e) Land Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the
boundaries of the historic site by--
(A) donation;
(B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
(C) exchange or transfer from another Federal agency.
(2) Prohibited acquisitions.--
(A) Contaminated land.--The Secretary shall not acquire any
land under this Act if the Secretary determines that the land
to be acquired, or any portion of the land, is contaminated
with hazardous substances (as defined in section 101 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)), unless, with respect
to the land, all remedial action necessary to protect human
health and the environment has been taken under that Act.
(B) South dakota land.--The Secretary may acquire land or
an interest in land owned by the State of South Dakota only by
donation or exchange.
(f) General Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date funds
are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall
prepare a general management plan for the historic site.
(2) Contents of plan.--
(A) New site location.--The plan shall include an
evaluation of appropriate locations for a visitor facility and
administrative site within the areas depicted on the map
described in subsection (a)(2) as--
(i) ``Support Facility Study Area--Alternative A''; or
(ii) ``Support Facility Study Area--Alternative B''.
(B) New site boundary modification.--On a determination by
the Secretary of the appropriate location for a visitor
facility and administrative site, the boundary of the historic
site shall be modified to include the selected site.
(3) Coordination with badlands national park.--In developing
the plan, the Secretary shall consider coordinating or
consolidating appropriate administrative, management, and personnel
functions of the historic site and the Badlands National Park.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
(b) Air Force Funds.--
(1) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to
the Secretary any funds specifically appropriated to the Air Force
in fiscal year 1999 for the maintenance, protection, or
preservation of the land or interests in land described in section
3.
(2) Use of air force funds.--Funds transferred under paragraph
(1) shall be used by the Secretary for establishing, operating, and
maintaining the historic site.
(c) Legacy Resource Management Program.--Nothing in this Act
affects the use of any funds available for the Legacy Resource
Management Program being carried out by the Air Force that, before the
date of enactment of this Act, were directed to be used for resource
preservation and treaty compliance.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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