§410iiii–5 Establishment of the Brown V. Board of Education Affiliated Areas

Summary

When the Secretary finds a suitable management group for the area shown on the official map, the law makes these places affiliated with the National Park System: the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia; the Delaware Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights Sites (the 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 affiliated area must be managed under the rules that apply to National Park units. The Secretary must work with the local management group to make a management plan. The plan must be done with input from state, county, and local governments, organizations, and the public. It must spell out the roles of the National Park Service and the local manager without disrupting current uses or facilities, and must be coordinated with the historical park. The Secretary must hold at least one public meeting near each area, post the draft plan on the internet, and take public comments. The plan must be sent to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives within 3 years after funds are made available. The Secretary may give technical and financial help and enter cooperative agreements for marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation. Nothing here changes private land rights or the authority of local managers. The Secretary may not buy land in an affiliated area or take on the cost of running or maintaining these places; ownership stays with the current public or private owners.