,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cajc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bh1 #bjaf,mr4 ,scott introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to establish ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie ,national ,park in the ,state of ,south ,carolina1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie ,national ,park ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 ,fort ,sumter ,national ,monument was established by the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,joint ,resolution to establish the ,fort ,sumter ,national ,monument in the ,state of ,south ,carolina1 approved ,april #bh1 #aidh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;ee71 to commemorate historic events in the vicinity of ,fort ,sumter1 the site of the first engagement of the ,civil ,war on ,april #ab1 #ahfa2 7#b7 ,fort ,moultrie-- 7,a7 was the site of the first defeat of the ,british in the ,revolutionary ,war on ,june #bh1 #aggf2 and 7,b7 was acquired by the ,federal ,government from the ,state of ,south ,carolina in #aifj under the authority of chapter #cbja of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#c7 since #aifj1 ,fort ,moultrie has been administered by the ,national ,park ,service as part of the ,fort ,sumter ,national ,monument without a clear management mandate or established boundary2 7#d7 ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie played important roles in the protection of ,charleston ,harbor and in the coastal defense system of the ,united ,states2 7#e7 ,fort ,moultrie is the only site in the ,national ,park ,system that preserves the history of the ,united ,states coastal defense system during the period from #aggf through #aidg2 and 7#f7 ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station1 located adjacent to the ,charleston ,light-- 7,a7 was constructed in #ahif2 and 7,b7 is listed on the ,national ,register of ,historic ,places4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,map ,the term map means the map entitled ,boundary ,map1 ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie ,national ,historical ,park1 numbered #cib_/hj1jhh1 and dated ,november #cj1 #bjji4 7#b7 ,park ,the term ,park means the ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie ,national ,park established by section #d7;a74 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means the ,state of ,south ,carolina4 7#e7 ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station ,historic ,district ,the term ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station ,historic ,district means the ,charleston ,lighthouse1 the boathouse1 garage1 bunker_/sighting station1 signal tower1 and any associated land and improvements to the land that are located between ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station and the mean low water mark4 #d4 ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie ,national ,park 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established the ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie ,national ,park in the ,state as a unit of the ,national ,park ,system to preserve1 maintain1 and interpret the nationally significant historical values and cultural resources associated with ,fort ,sumter1 ,fort ,moultrie1 and the ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station ,historic ,district4 7b7 ,boundary 7#a7 ,in general ,the boundary of the ,park shall be comprised of the land1 water1 and submerged land depicted on the map4 7#b7 ,availability of map ,the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the ,national ,park ,service4 7c7 ,administration 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service1 shall administer the ,park in accordance with this ,act and the laws generally applicable to units of the ,national ,park ,system1 including-- 7,a7 section #ajjaja7;a71 chapter #ajjc1 and sections #ajjgea7;a71 #ajjgeb1 #ajjgec1 and #ajbaja of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 chapter #cbja of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,interpretation of historical events ,the ,secretary shall provide for the interpretation of historical events and activities that occurred in the vicinity of ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie1 including-- 7,a7 the ,battle of ,sullivan's ,island on ,june #bh1 #aggf2 7,b7 the ,siege of ,charleston during #aghj2 7,c7 the ,civil ,war1 including-- 7i7 the bombardment of ,fort ,sumter by ,confederate forces on ,april #ab1 #ahfa2 and 7ii7 any other events of the ,civil ,war that are associated with ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie2 7,d7 the development of the coastal defense system of the ,united ,states during the period from the ,revolutionary ,war to ,world ,war ,,ii1 including-- 7i7 the ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station2 7ii7 the lighthouse associated with the ,sullivan's ,island ,life ,saving ,station2 and 7iii7 the coastal defense sites constructed during the period of fortification construction from #ahih to #aidb1 known as the ,endicott ,period2 and 7,e7 the lives of-- 7i7 the free and enslaved workers who built and maintained ,fort ,sumter and ,fort ,moultrie2 7ii7 the soldiers who defended the forts2 7iii7 the prisoners held at the forts2 and 7iv7 captive ,africans bound for slavery who1 after first landing in the ,united ,states1 were brought to quarantine houses in the vicinity of ,fort ,moultrie in the #ahth ,century1 if the ,secretary determines that the quarantine houses and associated historical values are nationally significant4 7d7 ,cooperative agreements ,the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals to carry out this ,act4 #e4 ,repeal of existing law ,section #b of the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,joint ,resolution to establish the ,fort ,sumter ,national ,monument in the ,state of ,south ,carolina1 approved ,april #bh1 #aidh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;ee-#a71 is repealed4