[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4642 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 443

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4642

                          [Report No. 103-797]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia and 
for its inclusion within Independence National Historical Park, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 3, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 443
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4642

                          [Report No. 103-797]

To provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia and 
for its inclusion within Independence National Historical Park, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 1994

Mr. Foglietta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                            October 3, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia and 
for its inclusion within Independence National Historical Park, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

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SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF WASHINGTON SQUARE.

    (a) Restoration.--The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service) is authorized to provide a grant 
to the City of Philadelphia to undertake the restoration of the area 
known as Washington Square, as depicted on the map numbered 391-80,016 
and dated September 1994. Such grant may not be used to fund more than 
66.6 percent of the costs of such restoration. The grant shall be 
conditioned on the conduct of such restoration in accordance with such 
standards as may be established by the Secretary in order to facilitate 
the inclusion of the square in Independence National Historical Park 
pursuant to section 2 of this Act. Such standards shall provide for the 
use of the most cost-efficient design and materials that are both 
consistent with the historical values of the square and suitable for 
inclusion in Independence National Historical Park. The grant shall 
also be conditioned upon the entrance by the city into a memorandum of 
understanding with the Secretary with respect to the long-term lease 
and administration of the square.
    (b) Offset of Funding.--Any Federal funds, other than those 
authorized to be appropriated under this Act, that are appropriated for 
the purpose of restoring Washington Square (as depicted on the map 
referred to in subsection (a)) shall be used to offset any funds made 
available to the National Park Service pursuant to this Act.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the purposes of this section not more than $2,600,000 
for the fiscal year 1995.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION WITHIN INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    Upon completion of the restoration, pursuant to section 1, of 
Washington Square (as depicted on the map referred to in section 1), 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into a lease 
agreement with the city of Philadelphia for the lease of such area to 
the National Park Service for an amount not to exceed $1 per year, and 
to acquire such area or an interest in the area by donation, and the 
Secretary is authorized to modify the boundaries of Independence 
National Historical Park to include such area within such boundaries, 
and to provide for the administration of such area as part of such 
Park.

SEC. 3. ROLE OF CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

    In accordance with the terms set forth in the Memorandum of 
Understanding signed by the Department of the Interior, the city of 
Philadelphia, and the Fairmount Park Commission and dated November 25, 
1991, and as a condition of receiving the grant referred to in section 
1(a), the city of Philadelphia shall provide, without cost to the 
Federal Government, services for Washington Square (as depicted on the 
map referred to in section 1) with respect to electricity, natural gas, 
water and sewer, curbside garbage collection of bagged trash or receipt 
of hauled trash at a city collection point, and police services 
comparable to those provided in the surrounding community.