[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 116 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H8143-H8144]
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      DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE PRESERVATION AMENDMENT ACTS OF 2000

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5036) to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act 
of 1992 to clarify the areas included in the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
National Historical Park and to authorize appropriations for that park, 
as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 5036

       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 ``Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Amendments Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 2. REVISION OF DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACT 
                   OF 1992.

       (a) Areas Included in Park.--Section 101(b) of the Dayton 
     Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 
     410ww(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Areas Included.--The park shall consist of the 
     following sites, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
     `Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park', numbered 
     362-80,010 and dated September 1, 2000:
       ``(1) A core parcel in Dayton, Ohio, which shall consist of 
     the Wright Cycle Company building, Hoover Block, and lands 
     between.
       ``(2) The Setzer building property (also known as the 
     Aviation Trail building property), Dayton, Ohio.
       ``(3) The residential properties at 26 South Williams 
     Street and at 30 South Williams Street, Dayton, Ohio.
       ``(4) Huffman Prairie Flying Field, located at Wright-
     Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
       ``(5) The Wright 1905 Flyer III and Wright Hall, including 
     constructed additions and attached structures, known 
     collectively as the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers 
     Aviation Center, Dayton, Ohio.
       ``(6) The Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial, Dayton, 
     Ohio.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 109 of such 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 410ww-8) is amended by striking the colon 
     after ``title'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     sentence and inserting a period.
       (c) Technical Correction.--Section 107 of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 410ww-6) is amended by striking ``Secretary of 
     Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Hansen) and the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. Romero-
Barcelo) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen).
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5036 was introduced by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Hall) and amends the 1992 Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act by 
adding three properties to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National 
Historical Park.
  The Historical Park was originally created and authorized in 1992, 
which preserves sites associated with Wilbur and Orville Wright and the 
early development of aviation.
  Yesterday I went to that site and looked at this spot.
  The bill also removes a provision in the current law which contains a 
limit of $200,000 on appropriated funds for use on non-federally owned 
properties within the boundaries of the historical park. The cap on 
this appropriation has caused concern for interpretive functions, 
funding from other sources, and for a construction project which has a 
small amount of non-Federal land within it.
  Mr. Speaker, we request that this bill pass with an amendment which 
is purely technical in nature. In the introduced bill, the map for the 
land parcels to be included in this legislation was not numbered or 
dated. Since that time, we have the information and this is reflected 
in the amendment. This is a bipartisan measure, has support from the 
National Park Service, and I urge my colleagues for their support on 
H.R. 5036, as amended.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5036, introduced by our friend 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall), amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992 to authorize the inclusion of several 
structures within the boundaries of the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
National Historical Park and to remove a limitation on appropriations.
  The park was established by Public Law 102-419 and preserves and 
interprets resources associated with the Wright Brothers and the early 
days of aviation. The park is managed under a public-private 
partnership between the National Park Service, the Ohio Historical 
Society, and local aviation history organizations.
  The National Park Service has identified four structures that they 
believe would enhance the preservation, development, and operation of 
the park.
  In addition, the National Park Service has expressed concern that the 
current cap on appropriations to non-federally owned properties within 
the boundaries of the park is overly restrictive and severely limits 
the ability of the National Park Service to achieve the management 
objectives of the park.
  At the hearing before the Committee on Resources on H.R. 5036, the 
National Park Service testified in favor of this legislation. We also 
support the bill, as well, and we urge our colleagues to vote for its 
adoption.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, this bill was introduced by the gentlemen 
from Ohio (Mr. Hall) and (Mr. Hobson), and I am pleased to yield such 
time as he may consume to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson).
  (Mr. HOBSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this piece of 
legislation. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) and myself introduced 
this back in 1992, the original legislation. As stated, it is a 
bipartisan piece of legislation.
  We think the park has progressed very well working together today. 
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park is fairly unusual as national parks go because it has a number of 
different locations, as has been explained. The major part of it is in 
the district of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall). That is where they 
built the first flying machine.
  Where they learned how to fly was in my district on Huffman Prairie. 
The story goes that people used to ride the Inner Urban out to watch 
the Wright Brothers learning to fly.
  We hope that lots of people will come to our districts and to go in 
and see the Wright Brothers museum and also go out to the Huffman 
Prairie. And some day we hope that there is not only an interpretive 
center out there, but an actual flying machine on the prairie.
  I would also like to remark, it is something that is not in here 
today but it is in the original park bill and it is still there, is the 
Paul Laurence Dunbar Museum.
  Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Wrights had a very unique relationship 
back many years ago, which is something I think all of our public 
should learn about and emulate in the relations between two people who 
look differently. The Wrights and Paul Laurence Dunbar established a 
good business and friendship back in those days, which is something I 
hope we can foster with this park.
  We had this technical problem with the park which we think has been 
worked out and everybody seems to be in support of it today.
  Again, I would like to commend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) for 
his work in the establishment of this park.
  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume 
to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall).
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend the 
gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. Romero-Barcelo) for yielding me the 
time. I want to thank the chairman of the committee for bringing this 
bill up at this time, and certainly my colleague and my friend next 
door to me, who has the adjacent district, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Hobson). He made an important part, and his continued support of this 
park is very important.
  The purpose of the park is to preserve, as the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Hobson) said, the legacy of the Wright Brothers, who invented the 
airplane in Dayton, Ohio. It also honors their friend, African American 
poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
  This bill includes three small boundary changes to the park. It also 
eliminates a cap on the appropriated funds that can be spent on the 
units within the park that are not owned by the Federal Government.
  The Dayton Park was an early experiment in a partnership between the 
National Park Service and the non-Federal property owners, and that 
experiment has worked well and we have gained experience in operating 
this kind of park. However, we have also discovered that some changes 
are necessary to ensure the continued success of the park.
  The 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight will be 
celebrated in the year 2003. This park is expected to be the focal 
point of the Dayton festivities. Therefore, the Dayton community is 
anxious to get the park completed as soon as possible. This legislation 
will help get the park up and running.
  The year 2003 is just around the corner, and we do not have much time 
left. I urge the Members to adopt this bill. I thank the chairman for 
bringing it up at this time.
  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, we have no further requests for 
time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 5036, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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