This bill establishes the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument in Oklahoma as a new unit of the National Park System to preserve and interpret the history of the prosperous Black community known as "Black Wall Street" and the devastating 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The monument will only be officially established once the Secretary of the Interior determines that enough land has been acquired to create a manageable park unit, with land obtained through donations, purchases from willing sellers, or exchanges. The legislation creates an 11-member advisory commission to help guide the monument's development and management, with seven members required to be descendants of people who lived or worked in the Greenwood District in 1921. The Secretary must develop a management plan within three years of receiving funding, and while the bill does not specify funding amounts, it authorizes the necessary appropriations for land acquisition and operations. The advisory commission will operate for 10 years after the monument's establishment, with members serving five-year terms and receiving travel expense reimbursement but no other compensation.
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