A bill to authorize the acquisition and development of a mainland tour boat facility for the Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-637 · S. 2534 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 7, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Fritz Hollings
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands or land interests in South Carolina for facilities, including a tourboat dock and a museum, associated with the Fort Sumter National Monument.
Authorizes the Secretary to grant leasehold, easements, and other land interests to Charleston, South Carolina, and the State of South Carolina, for specified periods with an option to purchase.
Makes appropriations available for such acquisitions. Authorizes additional appropriations.
Directs the Secretary to transfer jurisdiction of the Broad Street site to the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating in exchange for specified lands to be used in support of the Monument.
Directs the Secretary to act on the application of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Wells of Waynesboro, Mississippi, for a patent on specified lands.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Nov 7, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-637.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 18, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 15, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 14, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 10, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Sep 23, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 17, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.