[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1241 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1241


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2004

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
 To establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of 
                   New York, 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 ``Kate Mullany National Historic Site 
Act''.

 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the American Labor 
        Studies Center.
            (2) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site established by section 
        3(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

 SEC. 3. KATE MULLANY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established as an affiliated area 
        of the National Park System the Kate Mullany National Historic 
        Site in the State of New York.
            (2) Components.--The historic site shall consist of the 
        home of Kate Mullany, located at 350 Eighth Street in Troy, New 
        York.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Center shall own, administer, and 
        operate the historic site.
            (2) Applicability of national park system laws.--The 
        historic site shall be administered in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly 
                        known as the ``National Park Service Organic 
                        Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
                            (ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
                        461 et seq.).
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--(1) The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with the Center under which the Secretary may 
provide to the Center technical, planning, interpretive, construction, 
and preservation assistance for--
            (A) the preservation of the historic site; and
            (B) educational, interpretive, and research activities 
        relating to the historic site and any related sites.
    (2) The Secretary may provide to the Center financial assistance in 
an amount equal to not more than $500,000 to assist the Center in 
acquiring from a willing seller the structure adjacent to the historic 
site, located at 350 Eighth Street in Troy, New York. On acquisition of 
the structure, the Secretary shall revise the boundary of the historic 
site to reflect the acquisition. The non-Federal share of the total 
cost of acquiring the structure shall be at least 50 percent.
    (d) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 full fiscal years after 
        the date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
        Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Center, shall 
        develop a general management plan for the historic site.
            (2) Contents.--The general management plan shall define the 
        role and responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to the 
        interpretation and preservation of the historic site.
            (3) Applicable law.--The general management plan shall be 
        prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of the Act of August 
        18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)).

 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

            Passed the Senate September 15, 2004.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.