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[S. 2954 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 605
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2954

                          [Report No. 114-332]

To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
                   Missouri, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2016

  Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 6, 2016

 Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
                   Missouri, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Ste. Genevieve National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Historic district.--The term ``Historic 
        District'' means the Ste. Genevieve Historic District National 
        Historic Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Historic site.--The term ``Historic Site'' 
        means the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site established by 
        section 3(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 571/132,626, and dated May 2016.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Missouri.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORIC 
              SITE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there 
        is established the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the 
        State as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, 
        protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
        generations the themes of French settlement, vernacular 
        architecture, and community form and farming on the frontier 
        associated with Ste. Genevieve.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conditions for establishment.--The Historic 
        Site shall not be established until the date on which the 
        Secretary determines that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) sufficient land has been acquired for 
                the Historic Site to constitute a manageable unit; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Secretary has entered into a 
                written agreement providing that land owned by the 
                State, the City of Ste. Genevieve, or other entity 
                within the Historic District shall be managed 
                consistent with the purposes of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Historic Site shall 
be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Acquisition Authority.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any 
        land or interest in land located within the boundary of the 
        Historic Site or any nationally significant property identified 
        in the special resource study within the Historic District by--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) donation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) purchase with donated or appropriated 
                funds; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) exchange.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Boundary revision.--On the acquisition of any 
        property within the Historic District under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall revise the boundary of the Historic Site to 
        include the property.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer 
        the Historic Site in accordance with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) this Act; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the laws generally applicable to units 
                of the National Park System, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) section 100101(a), chapter 
                        1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
                        and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, 
                        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Management plan.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years 
                after the date on which funds are made available to 
                prepare a general management plan for the Historic 
                Site, the Secretary shall prepare the general 
                management plan in accordance with section 100502 of 
                title 54, United States Code.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Submission to congress.--On completion 
                of the general management plan under subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                the general management plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Related sites.--The Secretary may provide 
        interpretative tours and educational programs at related 
        historic and cultural sites within the Historic District 
        associated with the purposes for which the Historic Site is 
        established.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Cooperative Agreements.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide 
        technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with 
        the owner of a nationally significant property within the 
        Historic Site or the Historic District, to identify, mark, 
        interpret, improve, and restore the property.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Right of access.--A cooperative agreement 
        entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that the 
        Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park 
        Service, shall have the right of access at all reasonable times 
        to all public portions of the property covered by the agreement 
        for the purposes of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) conducting visitors through the 
                property; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) interpreting the property for the 
                public.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Cost-sharing requirement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Federal share.--The Federal share of 
                the total cost of any activity carried out under a 
                cooperative agreement entered into under this 
                subsection shall be not more than 50 percent.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
                Federal share of an activity carried out under a 
                cooperative agreement entered into under this 
                subsection may be in the form of donated property, 
                goods, or services fairly valued.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Changes or alterations.--No changes or 
        alterations shall be made to any property covered by a 
        cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) unless 
        the Secretary and the other party to the agreement agree to the 
        changes or alterations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Conversion, use, or disposal.--Any payment by 
        the Secretary under this subsection shall be subject to an 
        agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of a property 
        for purposes contrary to the purposes of this section, as 
        determined by the Secretary, shall entitle the United States to 
        reimbursement in any amount equal to the greater of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the amounts made available to the 
                property by the United States; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the portion of the increased value of 
                the property attributable to the amounts made available 
                under this subsection, as determined at the time of the 
                conversion, use, or disposal.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act 
authorizes the Secretary to assume overall financial responsibility for 
the operation, maintenance, or management of the Historic 
District.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical 
Park Establishment Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historic district.--The term ``Historic District'' 
        means the Ste. Genevieve Historic District National Historic 
        Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map.
            (2) Historical park.--The term ``Historical Park'' means 
        the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park established by 
        section 3(a).
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Ste. 
        Genevieve National Historical Park Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 571/132,626, and dated May 2016.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) Special resource study.--The term ``special resource 
        study'' means the study entitled ``Ste. Genevieve Final Special 
        Resources Study and Environmental Assessment, Missouri'' and 
        dated May 2016.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Missouri.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the 
        State as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, 
        protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
        generations the themes of French settlement, vernacular 
        architecture, and community form and farming on the frontier 
        associated with Ste. Genevieve.
            (2) Conditions for establishment.--The Historical Park 
        shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary 
        determines that--
                    (A) sufficient land has been acquired for the 
                Historical Park to constitute a manageable unit; and
                    (B) the Secretary has entered into a written 
                agreement providing that land owned by the State, the 
                City of Ste. Genevieve, or other entity within the 
                Historic District shall be managed consistent with the 
                purposes of this Act.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Historical Park shall be the 
boundaries generally depicted on the Map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (d) Acquisition Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any land or 
        interest in land located within the boundary of the Historical 
        Park or any nationally significant property identified in the 
        special resource study within the Historic District by--
                    (A) donation;
                    (B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
                    (C) exchange.
            (2) Boundary revision.--On the acquisition of any property 
        within the Historic District under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall revise the boundary of the Historical Park to include the 
        property.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        Historical Park in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
                        sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 
                        of title 54, United States Code; and
                            (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
                        States Code.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date on which funds are made available to prepare a 
                general management plan for the Historical Park, the 
                Secretary shall prepare the general management plan in 
                accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                general management plan under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                the general management plan.
            (3) Related sites.--The Secretary may provide 
        interpretative tours and educational programs at related 
        historic and cultural sites within the Historic District 
        associated with the purposes for which the Historical Park is 
        established.
    (f) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the owner 
        of a nationally significant property within the Historical Park 
        or the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, 
        improve, and restore the property.
            (2) Right of access.--A cooperative agreement entered into 
        under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary, acting 
        through the Director of the National Park Service, shall have 
        the right of access at all reasonable times to all public 
        portions of the property covered by the agreement for the 
        purposes of--
                    (A) conducting visitors through the property; and
                    (B) interpreting the property for the public.
            (3) 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 this subsection shall be 
                not more than 50 percent.
                    (B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
                share of an activity carried out under a cooperative 
                agreement entered into under this subsection may be in 
                the form of donated property, goods, or services fairly 
                valued.
            (4) Changes or alterations.--No changes or alterations 
        shall be made to any property or project covered by a 
        cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) unless 
        the Secretary and the other party to the agreement agree to the 
        changes or alterations.
            (5) Conversion, use, or disposal.--Any payment by the 
        Secretary under this subsection shall be subject to an 
        agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of a property 
        or project for purposes contrary to the purposes of this 
        section, as determined by the Secretary, shall entitle the 
        United States to reimbursement in any amount equal to the 
        greater of--
                    (A) the amounts made available to the property or 
                project by the United States; or
                    (B) the portion of the increased value of the 
                property or project attributable to the amounts made 
                available under this subsection, as determined at the 
                time of the conversion, use, or disposal.
    (g) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary to assume overall financial responsibility for the 
operation, maintenance, or management of the Historic District.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish the 
        Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the State of 
        Missouri, and for other purposes.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 605

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2954

                          [Report No. 114-332]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
                   Missouri, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 6, 2016

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title