Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, tit. X, subtit. B, sec. 1017
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE USS OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL AND OTHER MEMORIALS AT PEARL HARBOR.
SEC. 1017. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE USS OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL AND OTHER MEMORIALS AT PEARL HARBOR.(a) Establishment of the USS Oklahoma Memorial.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall identify an appropriate site on Ford Island, Hawaii, for a memorial for the U.S.S. Oklahoma (BB–37). The Secretary of the Interior shall establish the memorial at the identified site by authorizing the USS Oklahoma Memorial Foundation to construct a memorial. The Secretary shall certify that—(1) the USS Oklahoma Memorial Foundation has sufficient funding to complete construction of the memorial; and(2) the memorial meets the requirements of subsection (c).(b) Administration of the Memorial.—Once established, the Secretary of the Interior shall administer the USS Oklahoma Memorial as a part of the USS Arizona Memorial, a unit of the National Park System, in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to land administered by the National Park Service and any agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 119 STAT. 3426 the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy shall retain administrative jurisdiction over the land where the USS Oklahoma Memorial is established.(c) Requirements for Pearl Harbor Memorials.—The site selection, design, and construction of the USS Oklahoma Memorial and any memorials established after the date of the enactment of this Act that are associated with the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, shall be consistent with the requirements in the document titled “Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Design Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria for Memorials”, dated April 2005.(d) Establishment and Operation of Transportation System.—The Secretary of the Interior may establish and operate a transportation system over roads linking the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center with one or more of the existing and future historic sites and historic visitor attractions within the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, including Ford Island. Transportation on this system may be provided with or without charge, directly or through a contract or concessioner, and without regard to whether service is provided to sites or attractions that are under the jurisdiction of or administered by the National Park Service.