[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 123 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10008-S10009]
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 WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 
                                  2000

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 891, H.R. 4063.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4063) to establish the Rosie the Riveter/World 
     War II Home Front National Historic Park in the State of 
     California, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which was reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
with amendments.
  [Omit the parts in black brackets and insert the parts printed in 
italic.]

                               H.R. 4063

       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 ``Rosie the Riveter/World War 
     II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 
     2000''.

     SEC. 2. ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL 
                   HISTORICAL PARK.

       (a) Establishment.--In order to preserve for the benefit 
     and inspiration of the people of the United States as a 
     national historical park certain sites, structures, and areas 
     located in Richmond, California, that are associated with the 
     industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts that led to 
     victory in World War II, there is established the Rosie the 
     Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park (in 
     this Act referred to as the ``park'').
       (b) Areas Included.--The boundaries of the park shall be 
     those generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed 
     Boundary Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front 
     National Historical Park'' numbered 963/80000 and dated May 
     2000. The map shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service.

     SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) General administration.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     administer the park in accordance with this Act and the 
     provisions of law generally applicable to units of the 
     National Park System, including the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,'' 
     approved August 35, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 through 
     4), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 
     461-467).
       (2) Specific authorities.--The Secretary may interpret the 
     story of Rosie the Riveter and the World War II home front, 
     conduct and maintain oral histories that relate to the World 
     War II home front theme, and provide technical assistance in 
     the preservation of historic properties that support this 
     story.
       (b) Cooperative Agreements.--
       (1) General agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with the owners of the World War II 
     Child Development Centers, the World War II worker housing, 
     the Kaiser-Permanente Field Hospital, and Fire Station 67A, 
     pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, improve, 
     restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the 
     preservation and interpretation of such properties. Such 
     agreements shall contain, but need not be limited to, 
     provisions under which the Secretary shall have the right of 
     access at reasonable times to public portions of the property 
     for interpretive and other purposes, and that no changes or 
     alterations shall be made in the property except by mutual 
     agreement.
       (2) Limited agreements.--The Secretary may consult and 
     enter into cooperative agreements with interested persons for 
     interpretation and technical assistance with the preservation 
     of--
       (A) the Ford Assembly Building;
       (B) the intact dry docks/basin docks and five historic 
     structures at Richmond Shipyard #3;
       (C) the Shimada Peace Memorial Park;
       (D) Westshore Park;
       (E) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial;
       (F) Sheridan Observation Point Park;
       (G) the Bay Trail/Esplanade;
       (H) Vincent Park; and
       (I) the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY, and Whirley Cranes 
     associated with shipbuilding in Richmond.
       (c) Education Center.--The Secretary may establish a World 
     War II Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly 
     Building. Such center shall include a program that allows for 
     distance learning and linkages to other representative sites 
     across the country, for the purpose of educating the public 
     as to the significance of the site and the World War II Home 
     Front.
       [(d) Use of Federal Funds.--
       [(1) Non-federal matching.--(A) As a condition of expending 
     any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of 
     the cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(2), the 
     Secretary shall require that such expenditure must be matched 
     by expenditure of an equal amount of funds, goods, services, 
     or in-kind contributions provided by non-Federal sources.
       [(B) With the approval of the Secretary, any donation of 
     property, services, or goods from a non-Federal source may be 
     considered as a contribution of funds from a non-Federal 
     source for purposes of this paragraph.]
       (d)(1) The Secretary shall require a match of not less than 
     50% for the expenditure of any federal funds for the purpose 
     of the cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(2). The 
     non-federal match may be in funds or, with the approval of 
     the Secretary, in goods, services, or in-kind contributions.
       (2) Cooperative agreement.--Any payment made by the 
     Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this 
     section shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, 
     use, or disposal of the project so assisted for purposes 
     contrary to the purposes of this Act, as determined by the 
     Secretary, shall entitle the United States to reimbursement 
     of the greater of--
       (A) all funds paid by the Secretary to such project; or
       (B) the proportion of the increased value of the project 
     attributable to such payments, determined at the time of such 
     conversion, use, or disposal.
       (e) Acquisition.--
       (1) Ford assembly building.--The Secretary may acquire a 
     leasehold interest in the Ford Assembly Building for the 
     purposes of operating a World War II Home Front Education 
     Center.
       (2) Other facilities.--The Secretary may acquire, from 
     willing sellers, lands or [interests in] interests within the 
     boundaries of the park in the World War II day care centers, 
     the World War II worker housing, the Kaiser-Permanente Field 
     Hospital, and Fire Station 67, through donation, purchase 
     with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any other 
     Federal Agency, or exchange.
       (3) Artifacts.--The Secretary may acquire and provide for 
     the curation of historic artifacts that relate to the park.
       (f) Donations.--The Secretary may accept and use donations 
     of funds, property, and services to carry out this Act.
       (g) General Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 complete fiscal years 
     after the date funds are made available, the Secretary shall 
     prepare, in consultation with the City of Richmond, 
     California, and transmit to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate a general management plan for 
     the park in accordance with the provisions of section 12(b) 
     of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)), popularly 
     known as the National Park System General Authorities Act, 
     and other applicable law.
       (2) Preservation of setting.--The general management plan 
     shall include a plan to preserve the historic setting of the 
     Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical 
     Park, which shall be jointly developed and approved by the 
     City of Richmond.
       (3) Additional sites.--The general management plan shall 
     include a determination of whether there are additional 
     representative sites in Richmond that should be added to the 
     park or sites in the rest of the United States that relate to 
     the industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts during 
     World War II that should be linked to and interpreted at the 
     park. Such determination shall consider any information or 
     findings developed in the National Park Service study of the 
     World War II Home Front under section 4.

     SEC. 4. WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT STUDY.

       The Secretary shall conduct a theme study of the World War 
     II home front to determine whether other sites in the United 
     States meet the criteria for potential inclusion in the 
     National Park System in accordance with Section 8 of Public 
     Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).

     SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Oral histories, preservation, and visitor services.--
     There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to conduct oral histories and to carry out the 
     preservation, interpretation, education, and other essential 
     visitor services provided for by this Act.
       (2) Artifacts.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $1,000,000 for the acquisition and curation of historical 
     artifacts related to the park.
       (b) Property Acquisition.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as are

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     necessary to acquire the properties listed in section 
     3(e)(2).
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.--
     None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     section may be used for the operation, maintenance, or 
     preservation of the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
amendments be withdrawn, the bill be read the third time and passed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were withdrawn.
  The bill (H.R. 4063) was read the third time and passed.

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