Law and Policies - Manhattan Project National Historical Park

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Beginning excerpt from the Memorandum of Agreement for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.

Memorandum of Agreement
Between the
United States Department of the Interior
and the
United States Department of Energy
for the
Manhattan Project National Historical Park

This Memorandum of Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the Secretary of the Interior (“DOI”) and the Secretary of Energy (“DOE”) to implement § 3039 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (“Act”), Pub. L. No. 113-291. Among other things, the Act directs the two Secretaries to enter into an agreement governing their respective roles in administering the facilities and areas under the DOE’s administrative jurisdiction that are included in the Manhattan Project National Historical Park (“Park”). In accordance with § 3039(f) of the Act and in partnership with the Secretary of Energy as set forth in this Agreement, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service (“NPS”), will administer the Park in accordance with the Act and this Agreement.

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Last updated: May 2, 2024

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

National Park Service, Manhattan Project National Historical Park
c/o NPS Intermountain Regional Office
One Denver Federal Center, Building 50

Denver, CO 80225-0287

Phone:

Hanford: 509.376.1647
Los Alamos: 505.661.6277
Oak Ridge: 865.482.1942

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