United States · Law · S
S. 2490 (117th)
Blackwell School National Historic Site Act
Introduced
27 July 2021
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Status
Became Public Law No: 117-206.
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28 May 2026
Summary
Blackwell School National Historic Site Act This bill establishes the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as a unit of the National Park System 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. 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. 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. 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. Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site.
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15 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 18 October 2022
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 18 October 2022
Public Law
summary · EN · 17 October 2022
Passed House
summary · EN · 20 September 2022
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 19 May 2022
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 19 May 2022
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 19 May 2022
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 2 March 2022
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 2 March 2022
Reported to Senate
summary · EN · 2 March 2022
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 July 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2490
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/2490