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119-s-1051119th Congress

Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act

Sponsored By: Senator Lankford, James [R-OK]

Passed Senate

Summary

This bill would create the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument to preserve and interpret the Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. It ties establishment to acquiring enough land and sets rules for boundaries, land acquisition, management, and local advisory input.

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  • Descendants and the Tulsa community: An 11-member advisory commission gives descendants a formal role, with seven seats reserved for people who lived or worked in Greenwood in 1921.
  • Preservation and visitors: The Secretary of the Interior may acquire land within the mapped boundary by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, and must prepare a management plan within three years after funds are first provided.
  • Private property owners and partners: Ownership rights of private property inside or adjacent to the monument are unaffected, and the Secretary may enter cooperative agreements for interpretation, education, and administrative support.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Advisory commission for Greenwood monument

If enacted, this would set up an 11-member advisory commission for the monument. Seven members would be descendants of people who lived or worked in Greenwood in 1921. Three would have historic preservation experience. One would be chosen after the Mayor of Tulsa gives recommendations. Members would serve five-year terms, be unpaid, and get travel and per diem. A federal advisory reporting rule (5 U.S.C. 1013(b)) would not apply. The commission would end 10 years after the monument is established.

New monument in Tulsa's Greenwood

If enacted, this would create the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument in Tulsa. It would be set up once the Secretary decides enough land or land interests have been acquired to run a park unit. The Secretary would publish a notice in the Federal Register within 30 days of that decision. The boundary would follow the August 2024 map No. 196/188,275, which would be open to the public. The Park Service would be able to accept donations, buy from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange land. Owners of private property inside or next to the monument would keep their rights. Within three years after money is first provided, the Secretary would finish a management plan with input from the advisory commission.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lankford, James [R-OK]

OK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 3/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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