1.This Act may be cited as the
National Museum of Industrial History
Act
.
2.
(a)Congress
finds that—
(1)the economic and
societal transition of the United States from an agricultural age to an
industrial age, and the ongoing transformation of the United States to a
postindustrial society, reflect and embody the fundamental spirit and ideals of
the United States;
(2)it is crucial that
people in the United States have the opportunity to learn—
(A)the history of
the industrialization of the United States; and
(B)the impact of
industrialization on their way of life;
(3)it is important to
preserve the history of industrialization of the United States for future
generations;
(4)to ensure the
protection, interpretation, and awareness of the history of the
industrialization of the United Sates, key structures and artifacts relating to
the process of industrialization must be preserved and exhibited in an
educational museum;
(5)the site of the
former Bethlehem Steel Plant, which is the proposed site of the National Museum
of Industrial History, has a particular relevance to the preservation and
awareness of the history of industrialization;
(6)on that
site—
(A)the Bethlehem Steel
Plant began operation in the 1850s;
(B)in 1853, the first
commercial zinc production began;
(C)Frederick W.
Taylor conducted time and motion studies that became the basis for his
principles of modern scientific management;
(D)on June 1, 1887,
the modern American defense industry was born when the Navy awarded the first
armor plate contract to the Bethlehem Iron Company;
(E)the steel plant
produced armor plate for—
(i)the
battleships U.S.S. Maine and U.S.S. Texas; and
(ii)other
battleships, including the U.S.S. Wisconsin;
(F)high-speed tool steel was perfected;
and
(G)in 1908, the 48
Grey Mill became the first rolling mill in the United States to produce large
wide-flange steel beams; and
(7)the site contains
the oldest significant remains of bessemer steel production in the United
States.
(b)The
purpose of this Act is to assist in the establishment of an interpretive center
and museum in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania—
(1)to ensure the
protection of historical resources relating to industrialization; and
(2)to interpret the
impact of industrialization on the history of the United States.
3.Industrial
history interpretive center and museum
(a)In
this section:
(1)The
term Center means the interpretive center and museum to be located
on the western end and central core of the former Bethlehem Steel Plant Site in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
(2)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(b)Not later than 180 days after the date on
which funds are first made available to carry out this section, subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall offer to enter into an
agreement with an appropriate entity under which the Secretary shall provide
financial assistance to the entity for the development and operation of the
Center.
(c)The purposes of the Center shall be—
(1)to preserve,
display, and interpret historical resources relating to industrialization in
the United States; and
(2)to promote other
historical and cultural resources in the region of the Center through
activities conducted at the Center.
(d)
(1)
(A)Financial assistance provided under this section may be
used at the Center only for—
(i)facilities
construction;
(ii)acquisition of
contemporary technology to be used primarily to enhance the presentation of
historical information at the Center; and
(iii)program
development and implementation, including—
(I)educational
program development and implementation;
(II)curriculum design
and development;
(III)other activities
directly relating to providing programs at the Center; and
(IV)salaries of staff
carrying out any activity described in subclause (I), (II), or (III).
(B)Financial assistance provided under this section shall
not be used for—
(i)the
acquisition of any item for the museum collection of the Center;
(ii)administrative
expenses;
(iii)the acquisition
of technology primarily used for administrative purposes; or
(iv)staff salaries for
administrative activities, except as provided in subparagraph
(A)(iii)(IV).
(2)The Secretary
shall require each party to an agreement under subsection (b) to provide funds
from non-Federal sources for the purposes described in subsection (c) in an
amount at least equal to the amount provided by the Secretary for those
purposes under this section.
(3)Maximum amount;
payment schedule
(A)The total amount of assistance provided by the Secretary
under this section shall not exceed $25,000,000.
(B)
(i)The Secretary shall make payments of financial assistance
under this section on an annual basis.
(ii)The initial payment under this section shall be made not
later than 30 days after the date on which an agreement is entered into under
subsection (b) by the Secretary and an appropriate entity.
(iii)The Secretary shall make not less than 5 annual payments
under this section.
(e)
(1)For each calendar year during the 5-year period beginning
on the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report describing the
implementation by the Secretary of this section.
(2)Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include a description of—
(A)the current status of the development of
the Center;
(B)each project and activity funded under this
section during the preceding calendar year; and
(C)the unexpended
balance, if any, of amounts made available to carry out this section.
(f)Authorization of
appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary $25,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available until
expended.