[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2294

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2000

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural 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 Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there are certain sites, structures, and areas in 
        Richmond, California, that are associated with the industrial, 
        governmental, and citizen efforts that led to victory in World 
        War II; and
            (2) a national historical park should be established to 
        preserve those sites, structures, and areas for the benefit and 
        inspiration of the people of the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the World War II 
        Home Front Education Center established under section 5(c)(1).
            (2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the park submitted under section 5(f).
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map depicting the 
        boundaries of the park, numbered ____ and dated ____.
            (4) Park.--The term ``park'' means the Rosie the Riveter-
        World War II Home Front National Historical Park established by 
        section 4(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 4. ROSIE THE RIVETER-WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
              PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of California 
as a unit of the National Park System a national park to be known as 
the ``Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical 
Park''.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the park shall be those 
generally depicted on the map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--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--
            (1) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park 
        Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16 
        U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
            (2) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
        preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, 
        and antiquities of national significance, and for other 
        purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may consult and enter 
into cooperative agreements with interested persons--
            (1) to provide for--
                    (A) the acquisition and curation of historical 
                artifacts and materials related to the park; and
                    (B) the preservation and interpretation of the park 
                and sites selected by the Secretary as being 
                representative of the home front during World War II; 
                and
            (2) to assist in the interpretation of--
                    (A) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial;
                    (B) Vincent Park;
                    (C) Shimada Peace Memorial Park;
                    (D) Westshore Park;
                    (E) Ford Assembly Building;
                    (F) Sheridan Observation Point Park;
                    (G) Bay Trail/Esplanade;
                    (H) the intact dry docks/basin docks and 5 
                historical structures at Richmond Shipyard No. 3;
                    (I) the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY and Whirley 
                Cranes associated with shipbuilding in Richmond;
                    (J) Kaiser Permanente Field Hospital;
                    (K) World War II child development centers;
                    (L) Atchison Housing; and
                    (M) Fire Station 67.
    (c) World War II Home Front Education Center.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish in the Ford 
        Assembly Building a World War II Home Front Education Center.
            (2) Purpose of center.--The Center shall provide a distance 
        learning program to provide to the public opportunities to 
        learn about the significance of the site and the World War II 
        Home Front.
            (3) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire a leasehold 
        interest in the Ford Assembly Building for the purposes of 
        operating the Center.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) Federal share.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal share of any 
                expenditure of funds under or for a purpose relating to 
                a cooperative agreement under subsection (b) shall be 
                50 percent.
                    (B) Non-federal match.--The non-Federal share of 
                any expenditure under subparagraph (A) may be provided 
                in cash or, on approval by the Secretary, in kind, 
                including as a donation of property, services, or 
                goods.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may make a 
        payment for a project under a cooperative agreement described 
        in subsection (b) only if the recipient of the payment and the 
        Secretary enter into an agreement that provides that any 
        conversion, use, or disposal of the project for which the 
        payment is made 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 for the 
                project; or
                    (B) the proportion of the increased value of the 
                project attributable to funds paid by the Secretary for 
                the project, as determined by the Secretary at the time 
                of the improper conversion, use, or disposal.
    (e) Donations.--The Secretary may accept and use donations of 
funds, property, and services to carry out this Act.
    (f) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the end of the third fiscal 
        year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a management plan for the park 
        in accordance with--
                    (A) section 12(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
                improve the administration of the national park system 
                by the Secretary of the Interior, and to clarify the 
                authorities applicable to the system, and for other 
                purposes'', approved August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-
                7(b)); and
                    (B) other applicable law.
            (2) Additional sites.--
                    (A) Determination.--The management plan shall 
                include a determination of whether any additional 
                representative sites in the United States that relate 
                to the industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts 
                during World War II should be linked to and interpreted 
                at the park.
                    (B) Center information.--A determination under 
                subparagraph (A) shall take into consideration any 
                information or findings developed in any study of the 
                World War II Home Front carried out by the National 
                Park Service.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds made available 
under subsection (a) shall be used for the operation or maintenance of 
the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.
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