[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1787 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1787

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 28, 2003

  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 Site 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 
Site 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 very 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, interpretation, visitor enjoyment, and maintenance of the 
nationally significant historical and cultural sites and structures 
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) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
        Steel Industry National Historic Site established by section 4.
            (3) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means the management plan for 
        the historic site required under section 7.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the National 
Park System the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the 
Commonwealth.
    (b) Components.--The historic site shall consist of land and 
interests in land relating to 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 historic site--
                    (A) by Federal law; or
                    (B) acquired by the Secretary for inclusion in the 
                historic site under section 5 or other Federal law.

SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

    (a) Real Property.--To further the purposes of this Act, the 
Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the historic site--
            (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 
historic site.
    (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 historic site 
in accordance with this Act and the provisions of law generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System, including--
            (1) the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
            (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
        agreement with any interested individual, public or private 
        agency, organization, or institution to further the purposes of 
        the historic site.
            (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 historic site;
            (2) maintaining the natural and cultural landscape of the 
        historic site; and
            (3) local preservation planning for the historic site.

SEC. 7. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) prepare a plan for the historic site; 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 
        historic site; and
            (2) a representative of the Steel Industry Heritage 
        Corporation.
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