§410iiii–5 Establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education affiliated areas

Summary

When the Secretary finds a suitable manager, these places become affiliated areas of the National Park System: the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia; the Delaware Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights Sites (former Howard High School in Wilmington, Claymont High School in Claymont, and Hockessin Colored School #107 in Hockessin); and John Philip Sousa Middle School in the District of Columbia. Each site must be managed under the same rules that apply to other National Park System affiliated areas. The Secretary must work with the site’s manager to write a management plan. The plan must be made with state, county, and local governments, the manager, organizations, and the public. It must explain the roles of the National Park Service and the manager, not interfere with current operations or use of facilities, and coordinate with the historical park. The Secretary must hold at least one public meeting near each site, post the draft plan online, and allow public comment. Within 3 years after funds are available, the Secretary must send each plan to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Secretary may give technical and financial help and enter cooperative agreements to support marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation. The law does not change private land use rights or the authority of the site managers. The Secretary cannot buy land in an affiliated area or take over paying for its operation, maintenance, or management. Each site stays owned, run, and managed by the current public or private owner.