I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2012 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Keating) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide preservation and interpretation assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Resources Assistance Act.

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Assistance to Resources Associated with New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

Section 511 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 4159; 16 U.S.C. 410ddd) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(1)(C), by deleting and at the end; (2)in subsection (c)(2)(B), by adding at the end of the following: (vi)The Lewis Temple House, located at 54 Bedford Street. (vii)The Nathan and Polly Johnson House, located at 21 Seventh Street. (viii)The Baker-Robinson Whale Oil Refinery, located at 144 South Water Extension. ; (3)by amending subsection (e)(3)(A) to read as follows: (A)Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of cooperative agreements under paragraph (2) shall be expended in the ratio of $1 of Federal funds for each $1 of funds contributed by non-Federal sources. ; and (4)by amending subsection (g)(2) to read as follows: (2)

Exception

In carrying out this section, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this section may be used for the operation and routine maintenance of the Schooner Ernestina. .