S. 2490 — what changed
Blackwell School National Historic Site Act
From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 2 sections amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act:
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Map— The term “map” map means the map prepared under section 4(b)(1).entitled “Blackwell School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary”, numbered 593/178387, and dated February 2022.
National historic site— The term National Historic Site means the Blackwell School National Historic Site established by section 4(a)(1).
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 4 Establishment of the Blackwell School National Historic Site
Establishment—
In general— Subject to paragraph (2), there is established the Blackwell School National Historic Site in the State of Texas as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the Blackwell School, including—
the role of the Blackwell School as an academic and cultural cornerstone in Marfa, Texas; and
the function of the Blackwell School within a segregated system of education in Texas and the United States from the period of 1885 through 1965.
Determination by Secretary— The National Historic Site shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that—
a written agreement has been entered into by the Secretary with the Marfa Unified School District providing that the Blackwell School shall be donated to the United States or co-managed with the Secretary for inclusion in a national historic site to be managed consistently with the purposes of a national historic site; and
a sufficient quantity of land or an interest in land within the boundaries of the National Historic Site has been acquired to constitute a manageable unit.
Map—
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In general— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map that depicts the boundaries of the National Historic Site.
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was (3)(3)
Boundaries— The boundaries of the National Historic Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the map.
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was (3)(4)
Availability of map— The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
Acquisition of authority— The Secretary may only acquire any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the National Historic Site by—
donation;
purchase with donated funds; or
exchange.
Administration—
In general— The Secretary shall administer the National Historic Site in accordance with—
this Act; and
the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System.
Management plan—
In general— Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the National Historic Site, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the National Historic Site in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
Submission— On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the general management plan prepared under that subparagraph.
Cooperative agreements— The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Blackwell School Alliance and other local, regional, State, academic, and nonprofit partners for interpretive and educational programming, technical assistance, and rehabilitation relating to the National Historic Site.
Written consent of owner— No private property or non-Federal public property shall be included within the boundaries of the National Historic Site or managed as part of the National Historic Site without the written consent of the owner of the property.