[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 391 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 391

     To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in the 
                     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2001

  Mr. Specter 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 Steel Industry National Historic Park in the 
                     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    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 ``Steel Industry National Historic 
Park Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) certain sites and structures in the Commonwealth of 
        Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form the heritage of the 
        United States steel industry;
            (2) a large proportion of the buildings and other 
        structures in the Commonwealth are nationally significant 
        historical resources, including the United States Steel 
        Homestead Works, the Carrie Furnace complex, and the Hot Metal 
        Bridge; and
            (3) despite substantial efforts by the Commonwealth, as 
        well as individuals and public and private entities in the 
        Commonwealth, to preserve and interpret these significant 
        historical and cultural buildings and structures, such 
        buildings and structures may be lost without the assistance of 
        the Federal Government.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to provide for the 
preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the nationally 
significant historical and cultural buildings, structures, and sites 
described in subsection (a) for the benefit and inspiration of present 
and future generations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commonwealth.--The term ``Commonwealth'' means the 
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
            (2) Park.--The term ``park'' means the Steel Industry 
        National Historic Park established by section 4.
            (3) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means the management plan for 
        the park required under section 7.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the National 
Park System the Steel Industry National Historic Park in the 
Commonwealth.
    (b) Components.--The park shall consist of land and interests in 
land comprising the former United States Steel Homestead Works, 
including--
            (1) the Battle of Homestead site in the borough of Munhall, 
        Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 3 acres of land, 
        including the pumphouse and water tower and related structures, 
        within the property bounded by the Monongahela River, the CSX 
        railroad, Waterfront Drive, and the Damascus-Marcegaglia Steel 
        Mill;
            (2) the Carrie Furnace complex in the boroughs of Swissvale 
        and Rankin, Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 35 acres 
        of land, including blast furnaces 6 and 7, the ore yard, the 
        cast house, the blowing engine house, the AC power house, and 
        related structures, within the property bounded by the proposed 
        southwesterly right-of-way line needed to accommodate the Mon/
        Fayette Expressway and the relocated CSX railroad right-of-way, 
        the Monongahela River, and a property line drawn northeast to 
        southwest approximately 100 yards east of the AC power house;
            (3) the Hot Metal Bridge, consisting of the Union railroad 
        bridge and its approaches, spanning the Monongahela River and 
        connecting the mill sites in the boroughs of Rankin and 
        Munhall; and
            (4) all other property included in the park--
                    (A) by Federal law; or
                    (B) acquired by the Secretary for inclusion in the 
                park under section 5 or other Federal law.

SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

    (a) Real Property.--The Secretary may acquire--
            (1) land and interests in land described in paragraphs (1), 
        (2), or (3) of section 4(b); and
            (2) not more than 10 acres of land adjacent to, or in the 
        general vicinity of, the property described in paragraphs (1), 
        (2), or (3) of section 4(b), for the development of visitor, 
        administrative, museum, curatorial, and maintenance facilities.
    (b) Personal Property.--The Secretary may acquire personal property 
associated with, and appropriate for, the interpretation of the park.
    (c) Means.--An acquisition of real property or personal property 
shall be made by donation.

SEC. 6. 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.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
        agreements with interested public and private entities and 
        individuals to carry out this Act.
            (2) Reimbursement.--A payment made by the Secretary under 
        the terms of a cooperative agreement entered into under this 
        subsection shall be subject to an agreement that if at any time 
        the project assisted is converted, used, or disposed of in a 
        manner that is contrary to the purposes of this Act, as 
        determined by the Secretary, the interested entity or 
        individual shall reimburse the Secretary for the greater of--
                    (A) the amount of assistance provided for the 
                project; or
                    (B) the portion of the increased value of the 
                project that is attributable to that assistance, 
                determined as of the date of the conversion, use, or 
                disposal.
    (c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide to any person 
technical assistance for--
            (1) preserving historic structures of the park;
            (2) maintaining the cultural landscape of the park; and
            (3) local preservation planning for the park.

SEC. 7. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) prepare a plan for the park; and
            (2) submit the plan to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the 
        House of Representatives.
    (b) Consultation With Local Officials.--In preparing the plan under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) a representative of each political subdivision of the 
        Commonwealth that has jurisdiction over all or a portion of the 
        park; and
            (2) a representative of the Steel Industry Heritage 
        Corporation.
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