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Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act

Introduced: June 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2012
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-578.
Jun 14, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 14, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, which may be composed of specified facilities, lands, or interests in one or more eligible areas or parts of such areas in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and Hanford, Washington.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to enter into an agreement to govern their respective roles in administering the facilities, lands, or interests in land under the DOE's jurisdiction to be included in the Park.

Adds to the Park lands, interests in land, or facilities within the eligible areas which are acquired by the Secretary or are included in an amendment to the agreement.

Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the Park.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington state that are located outside the boundary of the Park; and (2) enter into one or more agreements with the head of a federal agency to provide public access to, and management, interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant Project resources under the agency's control.

What's happening now June 27, 2012

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-578.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3300: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3300/
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"S. 3300: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3300/.
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S. 3300, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3300/.
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