118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 384: Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act
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Summary
This bill establishes the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
The monument shall
- preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the forming of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and
- include the construction of a permanent memorial, within the boundary of the monument, to the victims, survivors, and descendants of survivors of the riot and to the Springfield community.
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The Department of the Interior may expend appropriated funds to acquire or lease essential facilities for the administration of the monument and visitor services outside the boundary, but within the vicinity of the monument.
Interior, using donated or appropriated funds, shall construct a memorial within the boundary of the monument.
The bill (1) establishes the Springfield 1908 Advisory Commission to advise Interior regarding the management and development of the monument, and (2) terminates the commission 12 years after this bill's enactment.
Interior shall consult with the commission on matters relating to the management and development of the monument.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tammy Duckworth SponsorIntroduced, reported2 events+20
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Tammy Duckworth.
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- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-142.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.