{"format":1,"id":"117-s-2490","congress":117,"number":"S. 2490","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-206","introduced":"2021-07-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-09-20","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h444","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act","result":"Passed","yea":414,"nay":12,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll444.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-05-19","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-10-17"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-206.","date":"2022-10-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-10-17","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Blackwell School National Historic Site Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as a unit of the National Park System."},{"k":"p","t":"The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the Blackwell School, including (1) the role of the Blackwell School, which educated children of Mexican descent, as an academic and cultural cornerstone in Marfa, Texas; and (2) the function of the Blackwell School within a segregated system of education in Texas and the United States from the period of 1885 through 1965."},{"k":"p","t":"The historic site shall not be established until the date on which the Department of the Interior has (1) entered into a written agreement with the Marfa Unified School District providing that the Blackwell School shall be donated to or placed by agreement into comanagement with the United States for inclusion in a national historic site to be managed consistently with the purposes of such a site, and (2) acquired sufficient land or interests in land within the boundaries of the historic site to constitute a manageable unit."},{"k":"p","t":"Interior may only acquire by donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the historic site."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill prohibits any private property or nonfederal public property from being included within the boundaries of the historic site or managed as part of such site without the written consent of the owner."},{"k":"p","t":"Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site."}],"words":256},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Establishes the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, once conditions set in the text are met, and sets rules for its land, boundaries and administration.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}]},"core_areas":["Establishment of the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas","Land acquisition and boundaries for the historic site","National Park Service administration and management planning for the site"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Establishes the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the Blackwell School, including its function within a segregated system of education from 1885 through 1965.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}},{"text":"Provides that the site is not established until the Secretary of the Interior determines that a written agreement with the Marfa Unified School District is in place and that enough land or interest in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable unit.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}},{"text":"Sets the site's boundaries as those generally depicted on the map titled \"Blackwell School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary,\" numbered 593/178387 and dated February 2022, and requires the map to be on file for public inspection at National Park Service offices.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary to acquire land or an interest in land within the site's boundary only by donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan within 3 years after funds are first made available for it, and to submit the plan to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the Blackwell School Alliance and other local, regional, State, academic, and nonprofit partners for interpretive and educational programming, technical assistance, and rehabilitation, and bars including private or non-Federal public property in the site without the owner's written consent.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr#id3258475dda644c1da06fe1a31d15ac79:~:text=4.%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Blackwell%20School%20National"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-2490.png","v":"cab64e05c794","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 2490, 117th Congress: Blackwell School National Historic Site Act. House: 414 Yea, 12 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 17 Oct 2022."}}