[House Report 106-723]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-723

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  ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
                       ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 2000

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 July 11, 2000.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4063]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 4063) to establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II 
Home Front National Historical Park in the State of California, 
and for other purposes, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill 
as amended do pass.

  The amendments are as follows:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

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 25, 
        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.
          (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 the World War II day 
        care centers, the World War II worker housing, the Kaiser-
        Permanente Field Hospital, and Fire Station 67A, 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 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.

  Amend the title so as to read:

    A bill to establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home 
Front National Historical Park in the State of California, and 
for other purposes.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 4063 is to establish the Rosie the 
Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park in the 
State of California, and for other purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 4063 establishes the Rosie the Riveter-World War II 
Home Front National Historical Park in the State of California. 
The historical park would commemorate the industrial, 
governmental, and citizen efforts that eventually led the 
United States to victory in World War II. This historical park 
would include sites, structures, and areas of Richmond, 
California, that are associated with the home front efforts. 
The historical park would be administered by the Secretary of 
the Interior as a unit of the National Park System. The bill 
also allows the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements 
for the acquisition and curation of historic artifacts and 
materials related to the park, along with providing for the 
preservation and interpretation of the park and sites selected 
by the Secretary as representative of the World War II Home 
Front. H.R. 4063 stipulates that any federal funds used for the 
cooperative agreements must be matched by an equal amount of 
funds from non-federal sources. Donations and in-kind services 
may be considered as contributing to the non-federal amount. In 
addition, H.R. 4063 authorizes the Secretary to establish a 
World War II Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly 
Building. This center would serve to educate the public of the 
significance of the site and the World War II Home Front.
    H.R. 4063 provides that the Secretary develop a general 
management plan for the park within three years from enactment. 
The plan will include a determination of whether there are 
additional sites that should be linked to and interpreted at 
the park. The bill authorizes such sums as necessary to carry 
out the bill, except no funds would be authorized to maintain 
or operate the vessel SS RED OAK VICTORY.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 4063 was introduced by Congressman George Miller (D-
CA) on March 22, 2000. The bill was referred to the Resources 
Committee and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands. The Subcommittee held a 
hearing on the bill on May 16, 2000. On June 20, 2000, the 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 
on National Parks and Public Lands was discharged from further 
consideration of the measure by unanimous consent. Congressman 
Miller offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
containing technical changes and clarifications. The amendment 
was adopted by voice vote. The bill, as amended, was then 
ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by 
voice vote.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Resources' oversight findings and recommendations 
are reflected in the body of this report.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. The Committee believes that 
enactment of this bill will have an insignificant impact on the 
budget of the federal government.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause 
3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee has received no report of 
oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on 
Government Reform on this bill.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee has requested but not received a cost 
estimate for this bill from the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

               PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local, or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                
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