January 8th National Memorial Act

the tragedy of January 8, 2011, at the “Congress on Your Corner” event of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords resulted in the deaths of 6 people (Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabe Zimmerman) and the injury of 13 people (Congresswoman Giffords, Bill Badger, Ron Barber, Kenneth Dorushka, James Eric Fuller, Randy Gardner, Susan Hileman, George Morris, Mary Reed, Pam Simon, Mavanell Stoddard, Jim Tucker, and Kenneth Veeder);

the assassination attempt of January 8, 2011, was the first time in the history of the United States that an assassination attempt was made on a Member of Congress while the Member of Congress was meeting with constituents;

Congresswoman Giffords sustained severe injuries on January 8, 2011, that continue to affect the Congresswoman as of the date of enactment of this Act;

on January 8, 2011, Gabe Zimmerman became the first congressional staff member to be assassinated in the line of duty;

the people in the State of Arizona and people from all over the world came together in the days that followed the tragedy to provide comfort and support to each other at spontaneous memorial vigil sites at—

the January 8th Memorial in the State of Arizona will not only be a tribute to the people who died on January 8, 2011, but also to the local, national, and international response to the tragedy on that day; and

the January 8th Memorial will be constructed, managed, and maintained as a place at which visitors, young and old, can learn not only about 1 horrific event, but can also learn about the resilience of a community and the durability of democracy in the United States.

County— The term “County” means Pima County, Arizona.

Foundation— The term Foundation means the Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Foundation, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.

Map— The term map means the map entitled “Phase 1 Siteplan + Survey Plan”, numbered LA_2.01, and dated November 11, 2016.

Memorial— The term Memorial means the January 8th National Memorial established under section 4(a).

Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

Establishment— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the Memorial as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

Funding— The Foundation shall transfer to the County the total amount of final funding pledges, which shall be in addition to amounts that the Foundation has raised and transferred to the County for construction of the Memorial.

Foundation dissolution— The Foundation shall cease to operate on the later of the date on which—

Management entity— The County shall—

Availability of map— The map shall be on file and available for public inspection at the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

Cooperative agreements— The Secretary may provide technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the County for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing of the Memorial.

Limited role of the Secretary— Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property or use Federal funds for the construction, operation, maintenance, or management of the Memorial.