[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 624 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 624

 To establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of 
                   Delaware, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2011

  Mr. Carney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of 
                   Delaware, 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 ``First State National Historical Park 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
        the First State National Historical Park established by section 
        3(a)(1).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Delaware.

SEC. 3. FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), there is 
        established in the State the First State National Historical 
        Park, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the historical park are to 
        preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant 
        cultural and historic resources in the State that are 
        associated with--
                    (A) early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of 
                the Colony of Delaware; and
                    (B) the role of Delaware as the first State to 
                ratify the Constitution.
            (3) Determination by secretary.--
                    (A) In general.--The historical park shall not be 
                established until the date on which the Secretary 
                determines that sufficient land or interests in land 
                have been acquired from among the sites described in 
                subsection (b) to constitute a manageable park unit.
                    (B) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after making a 
                determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of the 
                establishment of the historical park, including an 
                official boundary map for the historical park.
                    (C) Availability of map.--The map published under 
                subparagraph (B) shall be on file and available for 
                public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
                National Park Service.
    (b) Historic Sites.--The Secretary may include the following sites 
in the State within the boundary of the historical park:
            (1) The Old Sherriff's House in New Castle County, 
        Delaware.
            (2) Fort Christina National Historic Landmark in New Castle 
        County, Delaware.
            (3) Old Swedes Church National Historic Landmark in New 
        Castle County, Delaware.
            (4) Old New Castle Courthouse in New Castle, Delaware.
            (5) John Dickinson Plantation National Historic Landmark in 
        Kent County, Delaware.
            (6) Dover Green in Kent County, Delaware.
            (7) Ryves Holt House in Sussex County, Delaware.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the historical park 
in accordance with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System, including--
                    (A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 
                seq.).
    (b) Land Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire all or a portion 
        of any of the sites described in section 3(b), including 
        easements or other interests in land, by purchase from a 
        willing seller, donation, or exchange.
            (2) Boundary adjustment.--On acquisition of land or an 
        interest in land under paragraph (1), the boundary of the 
        historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition.
    (c) Interpretive Tours.--The Secretary may provide interpretive 
tours to sites and resources in the State that are located outside the 
boundary of the historical park and associated with the purposes for 
which the historical park is established, including--
            (1) Fort Casimir;
            (2) DeVries Monument;
            (3) Amstel House;
            (4) Dutch House; and
            (5) Zwaanendael Museum.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
        agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, 
        institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and 
        individuals to mark, interpret, and restore nationally 
        significant historic or cultural resources within the 
        boundaries of the historical park, if the cooperative agreement 
        provides for reasonable public access to the resources.
            (2) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                    (A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the total 
                cost of any activity carried out under a cooperative 
                agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be not 
                more than 50 percent.
                    (B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
                share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or 
                goods or services fairly valued.
    (e) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the 
        date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall complete a management plan for 
        the historical park.
            (2) Applicable law.--The management plan shall be prepared 
        in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91-383 (16 
        U.S.C. 1a-7(b)) and other applicable laws.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL LANDMARK STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
complete a study assessing the historical significance of additional 
properties in the State that are associated with the purposes of 
historical park.
    (b) Requirements.--The study prepared under subsection (a) shall 
include an assessment of the potential for designating the additional 
properties as National Historic Landmarks.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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