Sec. 4. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park

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There is established the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, maintain, and interpret the nationally significant historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic District. The boundary of the Park shall be comprised of the land, water, and submerged land depicted on the map. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the Park in accordance with this Act and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code. The Secretary shall provide for the interpretation of historical events and activities that occurred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, including— the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28, 1776; the Siege of Charleston during 1780; the Civil War, including— the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and any other events of the Civil War that are associated with Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie; the development of the coastal defense system of the United States during the period from the Revolutionary War to World War II, including— the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station; the lighthouse associated with the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station; and the coastal defense sites constructed during the period of fortification construction from 1898 to 1942, known as the Endicott Period ; and the lives of— the free and enslaved workers who built and maintained Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie; the soldiers who defended the forts; the prisoners held at the forts; and captive Africans bound for slavery who, after first landing in the United States, were brought to quarantine houses in the vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th century, if the Secretary determines that the quarantine houses and associated historical values are nationally significant.

The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals to carry out this Act.