[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4063 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4063
To establish the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National
Historical Park in the State of California, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 22, 2000
Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Lee,
and Mr. Vento) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To establish the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National
Historical Park in the State of California, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home
Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ROSIE THE RIVETER-WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) Establishment.--In order to preserve for the benefit and
inspiration of the people of the United States as a national historical
park certain sites, structures, and areas located in Richmond,
California, that are associated with the industrial, governmental, and
citizen efforts that led to victory in World War II, there is
established the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National
Historical Park (in this Act referred to as the ``park'').
(b) Areas Included.--The boundaries of the park shall be those
generally depicted on the map numbered ________ and dated ________. The
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall administer the park in
accordance with this Act and the provisions of law generally applicable
to units of the National Park System, including the Act entitled ``An
Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,''
approved August 35, 1916 (39 Stat, 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 through 4), and the
Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467).
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may consult and enter
into cooperative agreements with interested persons for the following
purposes:
(1) Provide for the acquisition and curation of historic
artifacts and materials related to the park, and provide for
the preservation and interpretation of the park and sites
selected by the Secretary as being representative of World War
II Home Front.
(2) Assist in the interpretation of each of the following:
(A) The Rosie the Riveter Memorial.
(B) Vincent Park.
(C) The Shimada Peace Memorial Park.
(D) Westshore Park.
(E) The Ford Assembly Building.
(F) Sheridan Observation Point Park.
(G) The Bay Trail/Esplanade.
(H) The intact dry docks/basin docks and five
historic structures at Richmond Shipyard #3.
(I) The vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY, and Whirley
Cranes associated with ship building in Richmond.
(J) The Kaiser Permanente Field Hospital.
(K) World War II Child Development Centers.
(L) Atchison Housing.
(M) Fire Station 67.
(c) Education Center.--The Secretary may establish a World War II
Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly Building. Such center
shall include a program that allows for distance learning, for the
purpose of educating the public as to the significance of the site and
the World War II Home Front.
(d) Use of Federal Funds.--
(1) Non-federal matching.--(A) As a condition of expending
any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of the
cooperative agreements under subsection (b), the Secretary
shall require that such expenditure must be matched by
expenditure of an equal amount of funds contributed by non-
Federal sources.
(B) With the approval of the Secretary, any donation of
property, services, or goods from a non-Federal source may be
considered as a contribution of funds from a non-Federal source
for purposes of this paragraph.
(2) Any payment made by the Secretary pursuant to a
cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject to an
agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project so
assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of this Act, as
determined by the Secretary, shall entitle the United States to
reimbursement of the greater of--
(A) all funds paid by the Secretary to such
project; or
(B) the proportion of the increased value of the
project attributable to such payments, determined at
the time of such conversion, use, or disposal.
(e) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire a leasehold interest in
the Ford Assembly Building for the purposes of operating a World War II
Home Front Education Center.
(f) Donations.--The Secretary may accept and use donations of
funds, property, and services to carry out this Act.
(g) General Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 complete fiscal years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
prepare and transmit to the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a general management plan for the park
in accordance with the provisions of section 12(b) of the Act
of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)), popularly known as the
National Park System General Authorities Act, and other
applicable law.
(2) Additional sites.--The general management plan shall
include a determination of whether there are additional
representative sites in the United States that relate to the
industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts during World War
II that should be linked to and interpreted at the park. Such
determination shall consider any information or findings
developed in any National Park Service study of the World War
II Home Front.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the preservation, interpretation,
education, and other essential visitor services provided for by this
Act.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds for S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.--None of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this section may be used for
the operation or maintenance of the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.
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