§410bbbb Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

Summary

The law changes the Reconstruction Era National Monument into the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and says money and references for the old monument now apply to the new park. Definitions: "historical park" = the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park; "Map" = three maps titled “Reconstruction Era National Monument Old Beaufort Firehouse” (no. 550/135,755), “Reconstruction Era National Monument Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church” (no. 550/135,756), and “Reconstruction Era National Monument Camp Saxton” (no. 550/135,757), all dated January 2017; "Network" = the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. The Secretary of the Interior may add land with a Reconstruction-era connection inside the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District, lands next to the park on St. Helena Island, and nearby Federal land at Camp Saxton. When land is agreed to, the park boundary must be expanded to include it. Land can only be acquired by donation, exchange, or purchase using donated money. The park must be run under National Park Service rules. If the park’s management plan was not finished by March 12, 2019, the Secretary must finish a plan within 3 years; if it was finished by that date, the plan must be updated. The Secretary must create the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network inside the National Park Service, ask for site proposals within 1 year after March 12, 2019, and manage the Network through the historical park. The Network must review other studies so it does not repeat work, make and share educational and promotional materials, provide technical help by agreement, create an official symbol and rules for its use, and do research about Reconstruction. The Network can include National Park Service units and programs about Reconstruction, other Federal, State, local, and private properties that relate to Reconstruction and are in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and other government or private sites used for education, research, or interpretation. The Secretary may enter cooperative agreements and give technical help to coordinate federal and non-federal parts of the Network.