text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade Center National Memorial 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
              (1) On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four 
          civilian aircraft, causing two of them to crash into the twin 
          towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third into 
          the Pentagon, and a fourth in rural southwest Pennsylvania.
              (2) Nearly 3,000 people were killed at the World Trade 
          Center site in the most lethal terrorist attack ever committed 
          against the United States.
              (3) In the months since the historic events of September 
          11, 2001, thousands of people have visited the World Trade 
          Center site to mourn the dead, to pay tribute to the heroic 
          action and sacrifice of the firefighters, police, emergency 
          personnel, and other responders, and attempt to understand the 
          nature of this attack on the United States.
              (4) The attack on the World Trade Center resulted in great 
          destruction and damage to homes, churches, schools, and 
          commercial and retail buildings, causing the loss of thousands 
          of jobs and businesses in Lower Manhattan.
              (5) The human and emotional toll of this attack has been 
          felt across the United States and throughout the world.
              (6) Many are profoundly concerned about the future 
          disposition of the World Trade Center site, and many citizens, 
          family members, professional organizations, local businesses 
          and residents, and State and local officials have formed 
          coalitions and held forums to provide a voice for all 
          interested and concerned parties.
              (7) A broad and deep consensus has emerged in the United 
          States that this site is a sacred site that cannot be forgotten 
          and requires the highest form of national recognition.
              (8) It is appropriate that a national memorial be 
          established at, or proximate to, the World Trade Center site to 
          commemorate the internationally significant events of September 
          11, 2001, and the lives lost, and that the memorial be 
          designated as a unit of the National Park System.
      (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
              (1) To establish a national memorial at, or proximate to, 
          the World Trade Center site in New York City to commemorate the 
          tragic events of September 11, 2001.
              (2) To ensure the public has full access to and significant 
          involvement in decisions regarding the location, planning, and 
          design of the national memorial.
              (3) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
          technical assistance to the Lower Manhattan Development 
          Corporation and to permanently administer the national memorial 
          as a unit of the National Park System for present and future 
          generations.
              (4) To establish in the Department of the Interior the 
          World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board to advise the 
          Director of the National Park Service on the management of the 
          memorial.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
       In this Act:
              (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the World Trade Center 
          Memorial Advisory Board established in section 7.
              (2) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Lower 
          Manhattan Development Corporation, a public agency created to 
          oversee the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and 
          surrounding area.
              (3) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of 
          New York.
              (4) Mayor.--The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of New York 
          City.
              (5) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means a sculpture, 
          structure, or landscape element, including the real property on 
          which it is sited, designed to commemorate the significance to 
          the Nation of the events of September 11, 2001, at or proximate 
          to the World Trade Center site in New York City and designated 
          under section 4.
              (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
  
  SEC. 4. WORLD TRADE CENTER NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
  
      (a) Establishment.--There is authorized to be established as a unit 
  of the National Park System, a national memorial at, or proximate to, 
  the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. The proposed 
  design and boundary of the Memorial shall be determined through a 
  public planning process established by the Corporation and included in 
  the report required by section 5. The final design and boundary of the 
  Memorial shall be approved by the Secretary, the Governor, and the 
  Mayor.
      (b) Administration.--Upon transfer to the United States by willing 
  sellers of the land upon which the Memorial is to be located, such land 
  and the Memorial shall be administered by the Secretary through the 
  National Park Service, as a unit of the National Park System, in 
  accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Act of August 25, 1916 
  (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 through 4), and the Act of August 21, 1935 
  (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467).
  
  SEC. 5. REPORT.
  
      (a) Contents.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the 
  Secretary, the Governor, and the Mayor for approval. This report shall 
  contain the following:
              (1) The recommended design and boundary for the Memorial.
              (2) A description of those considerations incorporated into 
          the boundary and design necessary to permit the effective and 
          efficient management of the Memorial as a unit of the National 
          Park System.
              (3) A proposal and schedule for the transfer of interests 
          in property as is appropriate to the Secretary. The transfer 
          must ensure that the property upon which the Memorial is to be 
          located is transferred to the United States by willing sellers 
          before construction of the Memorial begins.
              (4) A description of the processes and opportunities 
          provided for public participation in the development of the 
          report.
              (5) Any other planning, scheduling, construction, and long-
          term management issues and recommendations which, in the 
          opinion of the Corporation, merit inclusion in the report.
      (b) Approval Process.--Not later than 90 days after receiving 
  notification by the Governor and the Mayor of their respective 
  approvals of the report, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the 
  report. If the Secretary disapproves the report, the Secretary shall 
  advise the Corporation, in writing, of the reasons for such disapproval 
  and shall indicate any recommendations for revisions. Not later than 45 
  days after receiving any necessary revisions to the report, the 
  Secretary shall approve or disapprove the revised report.
      (c) Final Report.--The final report approved by the Secretary, the 
  Governor, and the Mayor shall be transmitted to the Committee on Energy 
  and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Resources of 
  the House of Representatives.
  
  SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
  
       The Secretary is authorized to take the following actions:
              (1) Upon request by the Corporation, to provide assistance 
          in conducting public meetings and forums.
              (2) Provide project management assistance for planning, 
          design, and construction activities and in particular, to 
          provide consultation and information permitting the plans and 
          designs included within the report as required in section 5 to 
          incorporate such elements necessary to facilitate the effective 
          and efficient management of the Memorial as a unit of the 
          National Park System.
              (3) Provide other assistance related to documentation and 
          interpretation of the site and preservation of Memorial 
          artifacts.
              (4) Acquire from willing sellers the land or interests in 
          land for the Memorial site by donation, purchase with donated 
          or appropriated funds, or exchange.
              (5) Administer, through the National Park Service, the 
          Memorial as a unit of the National Park System in accordance 
          with this Act and with the laws generally applicable to units 
          of the National Park System.
              (6) Prepare a charter for the Board established in section 
          7 to clarify its role and its relationship with the Department 
          of the Interior and the National Park Service.
  
  SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL ADVISORY 
                BOARD.
  
      (a) Establishment.--Upon transfer of the completed Memorial to the 
  National Park Service, there is established an advisory Board to be 
  known as the ``World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board''.
      (b) Duties.--The Board shall operate as an advisor to the National 
  Park Service on the management of the Memorial, taking into 
  consideration input from the public and interested parties.
      (c) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of 17 members 
  appointed by the Secretary as follows:
              (1) Two members appointed after consideration of 
          recommendations by each United States Senator from the State of 
          New York.
              (2) One member appointed after consideration of 
          recommendations by the member of the United States House of 
          Representatives whose district shall encompass the World Trade 
          Center site.
              (3) Four members appointed after consideration of 
          recommendations by the Mayor, to represent a broad spectrum of 
          interested citizens, agencies, and organizations.
              (4) Four members appointed after consideration of 
          recommendations by the Governor, to represent a broad spectrum 
          of interested citizens, agencies, and organizations.
              (5) Six members appointed after consideration of 
          recommendations by the President.
      (d) Terms.--Members of the Board shall serve for a term of 3 years. 
  Any member of the Board may continue to serve after the expiration of 
  his or her term, until such time as a successor is appointed. Any 
  vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
  original appointment was made.
      (e) Chair.--The members of the Board shall designate 1 of the 
  members as Chair of the Board.
      (f) Meetings.--The Board shall meet on a regular basis, at least 4 
  times a year. Notice of meetings shall be published in local 
  newspapers. Board meetings shall be held at locations and in such a 
  manner as to ensure adequate public involvement.
      (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members serving on the Board shall 
  constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.
      (h) Voting.--The Board shall act and advise by a majority vote of 
  the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.
      (i) Expenses.--Members of the Board shall serve without 
  compensation, but while engaged in official business shall be entitled 
  to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence in the 
  same manner as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government 
  service under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
      (j) Termination.--The Board shall terminate 60 days after the date 
  upon which the Memorial ceases to be administered by the National Park 
  Service.
  
  SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      (a) Construction.--Upon approval of the report required by section 
  5, the Secretary is authorized to grant such sums as may be necessary 
  to the Corporation for the construction of a permanent Memorial in 
  accordance with the approved report.
      (b) Matching Requirement.--Funds made available pursuant to 
  subsection (a) shall not exceed 50 percent of the construction cost of 
  the Memorial.
      (c) Technical Assistance.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
  to the National Park Service, $300,000 for fiscal year 2004 and each 
  fiscal year thereafter to provide technical assistance to the 
  Corporation and to otherwise carry out this Act.
      (d) Board.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board 
  such sums as may be necessary to perform its responsibilities under 
  this Act.
target: World Trade Center National Memorial Act - Authorizes the establishment as a unit of the National Park System of a national memorial at or near the site of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City to commemorate the significance to the Nation of the events of September 11, 2001. Requires the design and boundary of the memorial to be: (1) determined through a public planning process established by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (a public agency created to oversee the rebuilding of the WTC site and surrounding area); and (2) approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the Governor of New York, and the Mayor of New York City..Establishes the World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board upon transfer of the completed memorial to the National Park Service.
feat_title: To authorize a national memorial at, or proximate to, the World Trade Center site to commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001, to establish the World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board, and for other purposes.