[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3144 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3144

To authorize funding within the Department of the Interior to implement 
    the plan of the Steel Industry Heritage Project, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1993

   Mr. Coyne (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Klink) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize funding within the Department of the Interior to implement 
    the plan of the Steel Industry Heritage Project, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND OBJECTIVES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the industrial and cultural heritage of Southwestern 
        Pennsylvania, including the City of Pittsburgh, and the 
        counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and 
        Westmoreland, related directly to steel and steel-related 
        industries, is nationally significant;
            (2) these industries include steel making, iron making, 
        aluminum, specialty metals, glass, coal mining, coke 
        production, machining and foundries, transportation, and 
        electrical;
            (3) the industrial and cultural heritage of the steel and 
        related industries in this region includes the social history 
        and living cultural traditions of the region's people;
            (4) the region's labor movement played a significant role 
        in the development of the Nation, including the formation of 
        many key unions such as the Congress of Industrial 
        Organizations (CIO) and the United Steel Workers of America 
        (USWA), and crucial struggles to improve wages and working 
        conditions, such as the Rail Strike of 1877, the Homestead 
        Strike of 1892 and the Great Steel Strike of 1919; and
            (5) the Department of the Interior is responsible for 
        protecting the Nation's cultural and historic resources, and 
        there are significant examples of these resources, within this 
        six-county region to merit the involvement of the Federal 
        Government to develop programs and projects, in cooperation 
        with the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force, the Commonwealth 
        of Pennsylvania, and other local and governmental bodies, to 
        adequately conserve, protect, and interpret this heritage for 
        future generations, while providing opportunities for education 
        and revitalization.
    (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Steel Industry Heritage 
project are--
            (1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels 
        of government, the private sector, and the communities and 
        empower the communities to conserve their heritage while 
        continuing to pursue economic opportunities;
            (2) to identify, define, and propose those sites or areas 
        of national historic significance that should receive Federal 
        financial assistance, technical assistance, or national 
        designation; and
            (3) to conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, 
        cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the 
        industrial and cultural heritage of the six-county region of 
        Southwestern Pennsylvania.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
referred to as the Secretary) shall review and approve the document 
prepared pursuant to section 104(d) of Public Law 100-698 (102 Stat. 
4621) entitled ``Concept Plan; Steel Industry Heritage Project'' 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Concept Plan''), and shall approve 
projects consistent with the purpose of this Act.
    (b) Steel Industry Heritage Task Force Role.--Consistent with this 
Act, the Secretary is authorized to enter into consultative agreements 
with the Steel Industry Heritage Task Force (hereinafter referred to as 
the ``Task Force'') on projects and studies necessary to fulfill the 
Concept Plan. The Task Force is authorized to receive appropriations 
through the Department of the Interior for projects and studies within 
the region of Southwestern Pennsylvania comprising the geographical 
area within the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, 
Washington, and Westmoreland shown on a boundary map based on the 
project criteria established in the Concept Plan.
    (c) National Park Service Role.--In cooperation with the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Task Force, the Secretary shall 
undertake those plans and studies, including studies of alternatives, 
special resources studies and new area studies, and management action 
plans, necessary to determine and identify the appropriate role of the 
Federal Government, through the National Park Service, in conserving 
and interpreting the history of the region. The Historic American 
Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record shall conduct 
those studies necessary to document the industrial, engineering, 
building, and architectural history of the region.

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.

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