3.0.0 371 2023-01-11T13:24:37Z 2023-01-11T13:24:37Z Senate S S 2013-02-14 113 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2013-04-23T20:33:32Z Reported by 2013-06-27T21:18:46Z Markup by 2013-05-16T21:26:23Z Referred to 2013-02-14T23:50:56Z S. Rept. 113-62 Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act 113 706 HR 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2013-06-27 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116. Calendars 2013-06-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-62. Committee 2013-06-27 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-62. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2013-05-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2013-04-23 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-27. Committee 2013-02-14 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2013-02-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S787) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2013-02-14 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2013-02-14 True C001099 Sen. Cowan, William M. [D-MA] William "Mo" Cowan D MA 2013-02-14 True H.R.3979 https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3979 Public Lands and Natural Resources Dams and canals Historic sites and heritage areas Industrial facilities Lakes and rivers Massachusetts Members of Congress Monuments and memorials Navigation, waterways, harbors Parks, recreation areas, trails Rhode Island Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2013-03-12T16:43:50Z Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachussets and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System.

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for the development of administrative, curatorial, or visitor facilities for the Park.

Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the Park.

Dedicates the Park to former U.S. Senator John H. Chafee from Rhode Island in recognition of: (1) his role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears his name, and (2) the decades of his service to the people of Rhode Island and the United States.

Requires a memorial to be displayed at a location in the Park that recognizes Senator Chafee's role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States.

Adjusts the boundary of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.

Designates the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Corridor.

]]> 80 2013-06-27 Reported to Senate without amendment 2013-09-18T16:09:11Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange any land or interests in land considered contributing historic resources in specified historic sites and districts for inclusion in the Park's boundary.

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island for the development of administrative, curatorial, or visitor facilities for the Park.

Permits acquisition of lands owned by the states or political subdivisions by donation only.

Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the Park, which shall consider ways of using preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance, visitor services, interpretive tours, and educational programs to sites and resources in the Corridor located outside of the Park's boundary which are associated with the purposes for which the Park is established.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the states, their political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations (including Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.), and other interested parties to provide: (1) technical assistance, interpretation, and educational programs in the historic sites and districts; and (2) up to 50% of the cost of any natural, historic, or cultural resource protection project in the Park.

Requires any federal funding made available under such an agreement to be matched on a one-to-one basis by non-federal funds.

Requires an agreement for reimbursement of any payment made by the Secretary for the cost of any project in the Park if there is any conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes inconsistent with this Act's purposes.

Dedicates the Park to former U.S. Senator John H. Chafee from Rhode Island in recognition of: (1) his role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears his name, and (2) the decades of his service to the people of Rhode Island and the United States.

Requires a memorial to be displayed at a location in the Park that recognizes Senator Chafee's role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States.

(Sec. 5) Adjusts the boundary of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.

Designates the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Corridor.

Requires the local coordinating entity to assume the duties of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission for the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan.

Allows the local coordinating entity to use amounts made available under this Act, among other things, to: (1) make grants to Massachusetts and Rhode Island, their political subdivisions, nonprofits, and other persons; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to such states, their political subdivisions, nonprofits, federal agencies, and other interested parties.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the local coordinating entity and other public or private entities to provide technical assistance or to implement the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan.

Directs the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local coordinating entity to ensure: (1) the transition of management of the Corridor from the John H. Chaffee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to the local coordinating entity, and (2) coordination regarding the implementation of the Plan.

Extends the Commission through FY2016.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations for establishment of the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.

]]> Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act Display Title Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2013-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s371rs/xml/BILLS-113s371rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2013-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s371is/xml/BILLS-113s371is.xml 2013-06-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.