,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjah,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi 7for
 himself and ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 ,medgar ,evers ,national ,monument in  
the ,state of ,mississippi1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,medgar ,evers 
,national ,monument ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,home 
,the term ,home means the ,medgar ,evers
 ,home in ,jackson1 ,mississippi1 as    
generally depicted on the ,map4  7#b7   
,monument ,the term ,monument means the 
,medgar ,evers ,national ,monument      
established by section #c4  7#c7        
,historic district ,the term ,historic  
,district means the ,medgar ,evers      
,historic ,district1 as included on the 
,national ,register of ,historic        
,places1 and as generally depicted on   

the ,map and located within the         
boundaries of the ,monument4  7#d7 ,map 
,the term ,map means the map entitled   
,medgar ,evers ,national ,monument1     
numbered _/1 and dated ,january #bjah4  
7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
acting through the ,director of the     
,national ,park ,service4  7#f7 ,college
 ,the term ,college means ,tougaloo     
,college1 a private educational         
institution located in ,tougaloo1       
,mississippi4  #c4 ,establishment of    
,medgar ,evers ,national ,monument  7a7 
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 there is    
established the ,medgar ,evers ,national
 ,monument in the ,state of ,mississippi
 as a unit of the ,national ,park       
,system to preserve1 protect1 and       
interpret for the benefit of present and
 future generations the ,home and the   
history of ,medgar ,evers' pivotal role 
in the ,american ,civil ,rights         
,movement4  7#b7 ,conditions ,the       

,monument shall not be established until
 the date on which the ,secretary-- 7,a7
 has entered into a written agreement   
with the ,college providing that the    
,home shall be donated to the ,united   
,states for inclusion in the ,monument  
to be managed consistently with the     
purposes of the ,monument2 and  7,b7 has
 otherwise acquired sufficient land or  
interests in land within the boundaries 
of the ,monument to constitute a        
manageable unit4  7b7 ,boundaries ,the  
boundaries of ,monument shall be the    
boundaries generally depicted on the    
,map4  7c7 ,availability of map ,the    
,map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of the ,national ,park ,service4
  7d7 ,acquisition of authority ,the    
,secretary may only acquire any land or 
interest in land located within the     
boundary of the ,monument by--  7#a7    
donation2  7#b7 purchase with donated   
funds2 or  7#c7 exchange4  7e7          
,administration  7#a7 ,in general ,the  

,secretary shall administer the         
,monument in accordance with--  7,a7    
this ,act2 and  7,b7 the laws generally 
applicable to units of the ,national    
,park ,system4  7#b7 ,management plan   
7,a7 ,not later than #c years after the 
date on which funds are first made      
available to the ,secretary for this    
purpose1 the ,secretary shall prepare a 
general management plan for the         
,monument in accordance with section    
#ajjejb of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code4  7,b7 ,on completion of the      
general management plan under           
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
submit it to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate4  7f7 ,cooperative agreements   
7#a7 ,interpretation ,the ,secretary    
shall enter into a cooperative agreement
 with the ,college for interpretive and 
educational programming related to the  
,monument4  7#b7 ,historic district ,the

 ,secretary may enter into cooperative  
agreements with the owner of a          
nationally significant property within  
the ,historic ,district1 to identify1   
mark1 interpret1 improve1 restore1 and  
provide technical assistance with       
respect to the preservation and         
interpretation of the property4  7g7    
,written consent of owner ,no private   
property or non-,federal public property
 shall be included within the boundaries
 of the ,monument or managed as part of 
the ,monument without the written       
consent of the owner of such property4  
7h7 ,no buffer zones ,nothing in this   
,act1 the establishment of the          
,monument1 or the management of the     
,monument shall be construed to create  
buffer zones outside of the ,monument4  
,the fact that an activity or use can be
 seen1 heard1 or detected from within   
the ,monument shall not preclude the    
conduct of that activity or use outside 
of the ,monument4