Summary of National Park Service Laws in the 115th Congress

New units of the park system:

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument- Proclamation 9565
Freedom Riders National Monument- Proclamation 9566
Reconstruction Era National Monument -Proclamation 9567
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park (upon Secretarial determination) (included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2018) – P.L. 115-141
Camp Nelson National Monument- Proclamation 9811

Name changes:

Redesignates the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as Gateway Arch National Park – P.L. 115-128

Boundary modifications:

Authorizes the acquisition of land at the site of the historic Forks of the Road slave market for addition to Natchez National Historical Park (included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2017) – P.L. 115-31
Modifies the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site – P.L. 115-117
Authorizes a land exchange between George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Federal Highway Administration - P.L. 115-190
Authorizes the acquisition of land at the John Muir National Historic Site- P.L. 115-191
Authorizes a land exchange between Gulf Islands National Seashore and the Veterans of Foreign Wars – P.L. 115-279

Boundary modifications and name changes:

Modifies the boundary of the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and redesignates the unit as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park- P.L. 115-108

National Park Service authorities:

Authorizes construction of a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract of George Washington Memorial Parkway in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (included in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018)- P.L. 115-91
Authorizes commercial vehicle access on Route 209 in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area- P.L. 115-101
Amends authority for location of visitor and administrative facilities at the Coltsville National Historical Park- P.L. 115-111
Increases the acreage ceiling at Morristown National Historical Park (included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2018) – P.L. 115-141
Extends the authority for funding through FY 2019 for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Program (included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2018) - P.L. 115-141
Establishes the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site – P.L. 115-163.
Authorizes Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument - P.L. 115- 170
Requires certain veterans’ burial benefits to be offered at national cemeteries administered by the National Park Service – P.L. 115–184
Authorizes competitive grants for the operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001- P.L. 115-413
Reauthorizes funding through FY 2025 for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route - P.L. 115-431.

Heritage areas:

Extends the authority for funding through fiscal 2020 for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2018) - P.L. 115-141
Extends the authority for funding through fiscal 2019 for the Tennessee Civil War, Augusta Canal, and South Carolina National Heritage Areas (included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2018)- P.L. 115-141

Cultural resource authorities:

Fee authorities:

Extends authority for the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act through FY 2019 (included in Continuing Appropriations, 2018) - P.L. 115-56
Extends authority for the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act through FY 2020 (included in Continuing Appropriations, 2019) - P.L. 115-245

Miscellaneous other authorities:

Removes the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia – P.L. 115-116
Amends the historic tax credit program to provide that the credit be claimed over five years (included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)- P.L. 115-97

Studies:

Authorizes a special resource study of Civil Rights Sites in Mississippi (included in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017) - P.L. 115-31
Authorizes a special resource study of Fort Ontario, New York – P.L. 115-255

DC Memorials:

Approves the location in Area I of a memorial to those who served in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield- P.L. 115-18
Authorizes the establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial - P.L. 115-51
Authorizes the modification of the Second Division Memorial located in President’s Park (included in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018)- P.L. 115-91 [also included in Consolidated Appropriations, 2018, P.L. 115-141]
Authorizes the establishment of a memorial to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services – P.L. 115-275

Boards and Commissions:

Authorizes the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission (included in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017) - P.L. 115-31
Authorizes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission- P.L. 115-102

Appropriations:

Continuing Appropriations, 2017- P.L. 115-30
Consolidated Appropriations, 2017- P.L. 115-31
Continuing Appropriations, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017- P.L. 115-56
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2017 – 115-72
Continuing Appropriations, 2018 – P.L. 115-90
Continuing Appropriations, 2018 – P.L. 115-120
Bipartisan Budget Act, 2018 (Disaster relief) – P.L. 115-123
Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2018- P.L. 115-124
Consolidated Appropriations, 2018 – P.L. 115-141
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations, 2019, and Continuing Appropriations, 2019 – P.L.115-245
Continuing Appropriations, 2019 – P.L. 115-298

Presidential Proclamations:

Executive Orders:

Presidential Executive Order on the Review of Designations under the Antiquities Act -EO 13792

Last updated: March 1, 2019