All Roll Calls
Yes: 414 • No: 12
117-s-2490117th Congress
Blackwell School National Historic Site Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Became Law
Summary
Creates the Blackwell School National Historic Site to preserve and interpret the school's role in segregated education in Marfa, Texas. This law makes the site a unit of the National Park System but only after the Marfa Unified School District donates the school or agrees to co-manage it and after enough land or an interest in land is acquired to form a manageable unit. The law uses a February 2022 boundary map on file and limits land acquisition to donations, purchases with donated funds, or exchanges. The Secretary must prepare a general management plan within three years after planning funds are first available and will work with the Blackwell School Alliance and other local, state, academic, and nonprofit partners on interpretation, education, and rehabilitation. No private or non-Federal public property may be included without the owner's written consent.
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Blackwell School becomes a National Historic Site
The law creates the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, managed by the National Park Service. The site is established after the Secretary has a written deal with the Marfa Unified School District to donate or co-manage the school, and enough land is secured to run the site. The official boundary is on the map “Blackwell School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary,” No. 593/178387 (Feb 2022), on file at NPS offices. The Secretary works with the Blackwell School Alliance and other partners on education, interpretation, technical help, and rehabilitation. Within three years after planning money is first available, the Secretary prepares a general management plan and sends it to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and the House Natural Resources Committees.
Owner consent and limited land purchases
The government can add land to the site only by donation, exchange, or purchases made with donated funds. The National Park Service cannot use regular federal money to buy land for the site. Private and non-Federal public property is not included or managed as part of the site without the owner’s written consent.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/27/2021
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/20/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 414 • No: 12