Pub. L. 116-9, tit. II, subtit. D, sec. 2303 (as amended)
CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
SEC. 2303. [54 U.S.C. 320301 note] CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Map.—The term “Map” means the map entitled “Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Nicholasville, Kentucky”, numbered 532/144,148, and dated April 2018.
(2) Monument.—The term “Monument” means the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument established by subsection (b)(1).
(3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
(b) Establishment.—
(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), there is established, as a unit of the National Park System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations, the nationally significant historic resources of Camp Nelson and the role of Camp Nelson in the American Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American history and civil rights.
(2) Conditions.—The Monument shall not be established until after the Secretary—
(A) has entered into a written agreement with the owner of any private or non-Federal land within the boundary of the Monument, as depicted on the Map, providing that the property shall be donated to the United States for inclusion in the Monument, to be managed consistently with the purposes of the Monument; and
(B) has determined that sufficient land or interests in land have been acquired within the boundary of the Monument to constitute a manageable unit.
(c) Boundaries.—The boundaries of the Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map.
(d) Availability of Map.—The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(e) Acquisition Authority.—The Secretary may only acquire any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the Monument by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
(f) Administration.—
(1) In general.—The Secretary shall administer the Monument in accordance with—
(A) this section;
(B) Presidential Proclamation 9811 (83 Fed. Reg. 54845 (October 31, 2018)); and
(C) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
(i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and
(ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
(2) Management plan.—
(A) In general.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for the preparation of a general management plan for the Monument, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
(B) Submission to congress.—On completion of the general management plan, 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.
(g) No Buffer Zones.—
(1) In general.—Nothing in this section creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Monument.
(2) Activities outside national monument.—The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Monument can be seen or heard within the Monument shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Monument.
(h) Conflicts.—If there is conflict between this section and Proclamation 9811 (83 Fed. Reg. 54845; October 31, 2018), this section shall control.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 54 U.S.C. 320301 note