[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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