Sec. 2301. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
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In this section: The term College means Tougaloo College, a private educational institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The term Historic District means the Medgar Evers Historic District, as included on the National Register of Historic Places, and as generally depicted on the Map. The term Map means the map entitled Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument , numbered 515/142561, and dated September 2018. The term Monument means the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument established by subsection (b).
The term Secretary means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. Subject to paragraph (2), there is established the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations resources associated with the pivotal roles of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the American Civil Rights Movement. The Monument shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit.
The boundaries of the Monument shall be the boundaries generally 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 may only acquire any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the Monument by— donation; purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds; or exchange. The Secretary shall administer the Monument in accordance with— this section; 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.
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. On completion of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
The Secretary— shall seek to enter into an agreement with the College to provide interpretive and educational services relating to the Monument; and may enter into agreements with the College and other entities for the purposes of carrying out this section. The Secretary may enter into agreements with the owner of a nationally significant property within the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the property.