[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN:
  S. 3141. A bill to establish the New Philadelphia National Historical 
Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, 
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3141

       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 ``New Philadelphia National 
     Historical Park Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) Frank McWorter, an enslaved man, bought his freedom and 
     the freedom of 15 family members by--
       (A) mining for crude niter in Kentucky caves and processing 
     the mined material into saltpeter;
       (B) hiring his time to other settlers; and
       (C) selling lots in New Philadelphia, which was--
       (i) the town founded by Frank McWorter; and
       (ii) the first town planned and legally registered by a 
     free African American before the Civil War;
       (2) the first railroad constructed in the area of New 
     Philadelphia bypassed New Philadelphia, which led to the 
     decline of New Philadelphia; and
       (3) the site of New Philadelphia is a registered National 
     Historic Landmark.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the New Philadelphia 
     National Historical Park established by section 4(a).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Illinois.

     SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
                   PARK.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State as a 
     unit of the National Park System the New Philadelphia 
     National Historical Park.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Park are--
       (1) to protect, preserve, and interpret the many 
     significant aspects of the Park; and
       (2) to the extent feasible, to coordinate preservation and 
     interpretation activities with the State and other public and 
     nonpublic entities through cooperative agreements entered 
     into under section 5(c).
       (c) Boundary.--The Park shall consist of the approximately 
     124.33 acres of land within the boundary generally depicted 
     as ``Legislative Boundary'' on the map prepared by the 
     National Park Service entitled ``New Philadelphia National 
     Historic Site Proposed Boundary'', numbered 591/176,516, and 
     dated July 2021.

     SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer land within 
     the boundary of the Park in accordance with--
       (1) this Act; and
       (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
     Park System, including--
       (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 
     100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
       (b) Management and Operations.--The Lincoln Home National 
     Historic Site shall be responsible for the management and 
     operations of the Park.
       (c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with the State or other public and 
     nonpublic entities under which the Secretary may identify, 
     interpret, and provide assistance for the preservation of 
     non-Federal land within the boundaries of the Park and at 
     sites in close proximity to the Park but located outside the 
     boundaries of the Park, including providing for--
       (1) the placement of directional and interpretive signage;
       (2) exhibits; and
       (3) technology-based interpretive devices.
       (d) Acquisition of Land.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may acquire land and interests in land (including any 
     buildings or structures) for inclusion in the Park by--
       (A) donation;
       (B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
       (C) exchange.
       (2) Limitation.--Any land owned by the State or a political 
     subdivision of the State may be acquired for inclusion in the 
     Park only by donation.
       (e) Technical and Preservation Assistance.--The Secretary 
     may provide public interpretation and technical assistance 
     for the preservation of historic structures of, the 
     maintenance of the cultural landscape of, and local 
     preservation planning for, related historic and cultural 
     resources within the boundaries of the Park.
       (f) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after 
     the date on which funds are first made available to carry out 
     this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, 
     shall complete a general management plan for the Park in 
     accordance with--
       (1) section 100502 of title 54, United States Code; and
       (2) any other applicable laws.

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