[Senate Report 117-168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                      Calendar No. 510
117th Congress      }                                   {       Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session         }                                   {      117-168

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                STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

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               September 27, 2022.--Ordered to be printed

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         Mr. Manchin, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                   Resources, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 3338]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 3338), to revise the boundary of the Ste. 
Genevieve National Historical Park in the State of Missouri, 
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports 
favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the bill, 
as amended, do pass.

                               Amendments

    The amendments are as follows:
    1. On page 2, line 14, insert ``AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
FACILITIES'' after ``VISITOR CENTER''.
    2. On page 3, strike line 4 and insert the following:

        land.
          ``(4) Administrative facilities.--The Secretary of 
        the Interior (referred to in this section as the 
        `Secretary') may acquire, by purchase from a willing 
        seller or by donation, not more than 20 acres of land 
        in the vicinity of the Historical Park for 
        administrative facilities for the Historical Park.''.

                                Purpose

    The purpose of S. 3338 is to modify the boundary of the 
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the State of 
Missouri to allow for the inclusion of the city of Ste. 
Genevieve's Welcome Center into the park boundary.

                          Background and Need

    In 2018, Congress authorized the establishment of Ste. 
Genevieve National Historical Park in Missouri to preserve, 
protect, and interpret the themes of French Settlement, 
vernacular architecture, and community form and farming on the 
frontier (16 U.S.C. 410xxx). The establishment was contingent 
on the Secretary of the Interior's determination that 
sufficient land had been acquired to constitute a manageable 
unit and written agreements had been entered into providing 
that land owned by the State of Missouri, the city of Ste. 
Genevieve, or another entity within the National Historic 
District be managed consistent with the purposes of the Act. 
Those requirements were met, and the Secretary established Ste. 
Genevieve National Historical Park in October, 2020 (85 Fed. 
Reg. 78357 (Dec. 4, 2020)).
    The National Historical Park's enabling legislation (16 
U.S.C. 410xxx) authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to 
acquire any land or interest in land located within the 
boundary of the National Historical Park or any property within 
the Ste. Genevieve National Historic District National Historic 
Landmark that was identified as nationally significant in the 
May 2016 Ste. Genevieve Final Special Resource Study and 
Environmental Assessment. The city of Ste. Genevieve and the 
NPS entered into an agreement that allows the NPS to use the 
city-owned Welcome Center as a visitor center for the park. The 
city wishes to donate that property, approximately one acre in 
size, to the NPS.
    The National Historical Park lacks the authority to address 
future needs for administrative facilities to support the park. 
As ordered reported, S. 3338 amends the boundary of the unit to 
include the Welcome Center into the boundary and authorizes the 
Secretary to acquire land from a willing seller or by donation 
for not more than 20 acres for administrative facilities for 
the National Historical Park.

                          Legislative History

    S. 3338 was introduced by Senators Blunt and Hawley on 
December 8, 2021. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a 
hearing on S. 3338 on May 11, 2022.
    A companion bill, H.R. 6199 was introduced in the House by 
Representative Jason Smith. H.R. 6199 was ordered reported by 
the House Natural Resources Committee on February 16, 2022.

                        Committee Recommendation

    The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in 
open business session on July 21, 2022, by a voice vote of a 
quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 3338, if 
amended as described herein. Senator Lee asked to be recorded 
as voting no.

                          Committee Amendments

    During its consideration of S. 3141, the Committee adopted 
amendments that made several technical corrections and 
authorized the acquisition of no more than 20 acres of land in 
the vicinity of the park for park administrative facilities.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

    Section 1 provides the short title, the ``Ste. Genevieve 
National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act.''

Sec. 2. Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Boundary Revision

    Section 2(a) amends the National Historical Park's enabling 
legislation, section 7134(a)(3) of the Energy and Natural 
Resources Act of 2017 (as enacted into law by section 121(a)(2) 
of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (16 
U.S.C. 410xxx(a)(3))) to reference the revised park boundary 
map.
    Subsection (b) amends section 7134(d) authorizing the 
Secretary to correct clerical or typographical errors in the 
map.
    Subsection (c) amends section 7134(e) to authorize the 
Secretary to acquire the city of Ste. Genevieve visitor center 
by donation and to revise the park boundary to include the 
acquired land. The Secretary may also purchase from a willing 
seller or by donation no more than 20 acres in the vicinity of 
the park for administrative purposes.

                   Cost and Budgetary Considerations

    The Committee has requested, but has not yet received, the 
Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the cost of S. 3338 
as ordered reported. When the Congressional Budget Office 
completes its cost estimate, it will be posted on the Internet 
at www.cbo.gov.

                      Regulatory Impact Evaluation

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out S. 3338. The bill is not a regulatory measure in 
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or 
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals 
and businesses. No personal information would be collected in 
administering the program. Therefore, there would be no impact 
on personal privacy. Little, if any, additional paperwork would 
result from the enactment of S. 3338, as ordered reported.

                   Congressionally Directed Spending

    S. 3338, as ordered reported, does not contain any 
congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits, 
or limited tariff benefits as defined in rule XLIV of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate.

                        Executive Communications

    The testimony provided by the Department of the Interior at 
the May 11, 2022 subcommittee hearing on S. 3338 follows:

   Statement of Michael A. Caldwell, Acting Associate Director, Park 
Planning, Facilities and Lands, National Park Service, U.S. Department 
                            of the Interior

    Chairman King, Ranking Member Daines, and members of the 
Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the 
Department of the Interior's views on S. 3338, a bill to revise 
the boundary of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in 
the state of Missouri, and for other purposes.
    The Department supports S. 3338.
    S. 3338 would amend the legislation authorizing the 
establishment of Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park to 
authorize the acquisition of the property currently owned by 
the City of Ste. Genevieve and its use as the park's Visitor 
Center.
    Congress authorized the establishment of Ste. Genevieve 
National Historical Park in March 2018 as a unit of the 
National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the 
themes of French Settlement, vernacular architecture, and 
community form and farming on the frontier. The establishment 
was subject to the Secretary of the Interior's determination 
that sufficient land had been acquired to constitute a 
manageable unit and written agreements had been entered into 
providing that land owned by the State of Missouri, the city of 
Ste. Genevieve, or another entity within the National Historic 
District be managed consistent with the purposes of the Act. 
Those requirements have been met, and the Secretary established 
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in October 2020.
    The establishing legislation authorizes the National Park 
Service (NPS) to acquire any land or interest in land located 
within the boundary of the National Historical Park or any 
property within the Ste. Genevieve National Historic District 
National Historic Landmark that was identified as nationally 
significant in the Ste. Genevieve Final Special Resource Study 
and Environmental Assessment of May 2016. The city of Ste. 
Genevieve and the NPS entered into a General Agreement that 
allows the NPS to use the city-owned Welcome Center as a 
visitor center for the park. The city wishes to donate that 
property, approximately 1 acre in size, to the NPS. However, 
the current land acquisition authorities in the statute would 
not apply as the property was not identified as nationally 
significant in the Special Resource Study. Rather, it is a more 
modern property, better suited for the functions of the visitor 
center and administrative purposes. This legislation would 
authorize the NPS to add this property to the Historical Park 
boundary and accept the donation of land and improvements.
    The NPS appreciates that S. 3338 would provide the 
authority to acquire the welcome center for its visitor center. 
The NPS is mindful of future needs for administrative 
facilities to support the park, and as such, would welcome 
additional conversations with the committee about these needs.
    Chairman King, this concludes my statement. I would be 
pleased to answer any questions you or other members of the 
Subcommittee may have.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by 
the bill S. 3338, as ordered reported, are shown below 
(existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black 
brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in 
which no change is proposed is shown in roman).

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

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   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                  AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018\1\
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    \1\Section 121(a)(2) of Division G of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141, 132 Stat. 661, enacted 
into law section 7134 of S. 1460 of the 115th Congress, a bill to 
provide for the modernization of the energy and natural resources 
policies of the United States, and for other purposes, as placed on the 
Senate Calendar on June 29, 2017. It appears as Appendix B to Public 
Law 115-141 at 132 Stat. 1225A-5 pursuant to section 121(c) of Public 
Law 115-141.

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SEC. 7134. STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (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 subsection (b).
          (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Proposed 
        Boundary'', [numbered 571/149,942, and dated December 
        2018] numbered 571/177,464, and dated September 2021.
          (4) 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.
          (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Missouri.

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    (d) Availability of Map.--[The Map]
          (1) In general._The Map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the National Park Service.
          (2) Authority to correct errors._The Secretary may 
        correct any clerical or typographical errors in the 
        Map.
    (e) 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.
          (3) Visitor center.--The Secretary--
                  (A) may acquire, by donation, the land 
                (including any improvements to the land) owned 
                by the city of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and 
                used as the visitor center for the Historical 
                Park, as generally depicted on the Map as 
                ``Proposed Boundary Addition''; and
                  (B) on acquisition of the land described in 
                subparagraph (A), shall revise the boundary of 
                the Historical Park to include the acquired 
                land.
          (4) Administrative facilities.--The Secretary of the 
        Interior (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretary'') may acquire, by purchase from a willing 
        seller or by donation, not more than 20 acres of land 
        in the vicinity of the Historical Park for 
        administrative facilities for the Historical Park.

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