H.R. 3036 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2015 Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Calvert, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Nadler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center site in New York City, New York, as a national memorial, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act. 2. National 9/11 Memorial (a) Definitions For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term Foundation means the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., also known as the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center; (2) the term map means the map titled National September 11 Memorial Proposed Boundary, numbered 903/128928, and dated June 2015; (3) the term National September 11 Memorial means the area approximately bounded by Fulton, Greenwich, Liberty and West Streets as generally depicted on the map; and (4) the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Designation The National September 11 Memorial is hereby designated as a national memorial. (c) Map The map shall be available for public inspection and kept of file at— (1) the appropriate office of the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) the headquarters of the Foundation. (d) Grants The Secretary may award a grant of not more than $25,000,000 each fiscal year to the Foundation for the operation and maintenance of the National 9/11 Memorial. (e) Reports Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the Foundation obligates or expends any part of a grant under this section, the Foundation shall prepare and submit to the Secretary and Congress a report that shall— (1) specify the amount of grant funds obligated or expended; (2) specify the purpose for which the funds were obligated and expended; and (3) include any other information the Secretary may require. (f) Termination of Authorization Subsections (d) and (e) shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Effect of Designation The national memorial designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the national memorial shall not be construed to require or authorize Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the national memorial, except under subsection (d) of this Act.