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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 305

To establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of New 

York, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2003

Mr. MCNULTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in 

the State of New York, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Kate Mullany National Historic Site Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 4. Establishment of Kate Mullany National Historic Site. 

Sec. 5. Acquisition of property. 

Sec. 6. Administration of historic site.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 As used in this Act: 

3 (1) The term ‘‘historic site’’ means the Kate 

4 Mullany National Historic Site established by sec5 tion 4 of this Act. 

6 (2) The term ‘‘plan’’ means the general man7 agement plan developed pursuant to section 6(d). 

8 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

9 of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

12 (1) The Kate Mullany House in Troy, New 

13 York, is listed on the National Register of Historic 

14 Places and has been designated as a National His15 toric Landmark. 

16 (2) The National Historic Landmark Theme 

17 Study on American Labor History concluded that 

18 the Kate Mullany House appears to meet the criteria 

19 of national significance, suitability, and feasibility 

20 for inclusion in the National Park System. 

21 (3) The city of Troy, New York—

22 (A) played an important role in the devel23 opment of the collar and cuff industry and the 

24 iron industry in the 19th century, and in the 

25 development of early men’s and women’s worker 

26 and cooperative organizations; and 
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1 (B) was the home of the first women’s 

2 labor union, led by Irish immigrant Kate 

3 Mullany. 

4 (4) The city of Troy, New York, with 6 neigh5 boring cities, towns, and villages, entered into a co6 operative arrangement to create the Hudson-Mo7 hawk Urban Cultural Park Commission to manage 

8 their valuable historic resources and the area within 

9 these municipalities has been designated by the 

10 State of New York as a heritage area to represent 

11 industrial development and labor themes in the 

12 State’s development. 

13 (5) This area, known as the Hudson-Mohawk 

14 Urban Cultural Park or RiverSpark, has been a pio15 neer in the development of partnership parks where 

16 intergovernmental and public and private partner17 ships bring about the conservation of our heritage 

18 and the attainment of goals for preservation, edu19 cation, recreation, and economic development.

20 (6) Establishment of the Kate Mullany Na21 tional Historic Site and cooperative efforts between 

22 the National Park Service and the Hudson-Mohawk 

23 Urban Cultural Park Commission will provide oppor24 tunities for the illustration and interpretation of im25 portant themes of the heritage of the United States,
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1 and will provide unique opportunities for education, 

2 public use, and enjoyment. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

4 (1) to preserve and interpret the nationally sig5 nificant home of Kate Mullany for the benefit, inspi6 ration, and education of the people of the United 

7 States; and 

8 (2) to interpret the connection between immi9 gration and the industrialization of the Nation, in10 cluding the history of Irish immigration, women’s 

11 history, and worker history. 

12 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF KATE MULLANY NATIONAL 

13 HISTORIC SITE. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, as a unit 

15 of the National Park System, the Kate Mullany National 

16 Historic Site in the State of New York. 

17 (b) DESCRIPTION.—The historic site shall consist of 

18 the home of Kate Mullany, comprising approximately 

19 0.05739 acre, located at 350 Eighth Street in Troy, New 

20 York, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

21 lllll and dated llllll. 

22 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. 

23 (a) REAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may acquire 

24 lands and interests therein within the boundaries of the 

25 historic site and ancillary real property for parking or in-
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1 terpretation, as necessary and appropriate for manage2 ment of the historic site. Such acquisitions may be by do3 nation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or ap4 propriated funds, or exchange. 

5 (b) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may ac6 quire personal property associated with, and appropriate 

7 for, the interpretation of the historic site using the meth8 ods provided in subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

11 the historic site in accordance with this Act and all laws 

12 generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 

13 including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; 

14 commonly known as the National Park Service Organic 

15 Act), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 

16 seq.; commonly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, 

17 and Antiquities Act). 

18 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To further the 

19 purposes of this Act, the Secretary may consult with and 

20 enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New 

21 York and the Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural Park Com22 mission, and other public and private entities to facilitate 

23 public understanding and enjoyment of the life and work 

24 of Kate Mullany through the development, presentation, 

25 and funding of exhibits and other appropriate activities 
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1 related to the preservation, interpretation, and use of the 

2 historic site and related historic resources. 

3 (c) EXHIBITS.—The Secretary may display, and ac4 cept for the purposes of display, items associated with 

5 Kate Mullany, as may be necessary for the interpretation 

6 of the historic site. 

7 (d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 

8 2 complete fiscal years after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a general manage10 ment plan for the historic site. Upon its completion, the 

11 Secretary shall submit the plan to the Committee on En12 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com13 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The 

14 plan shall include recommendations for regional wayside 

15 exhibits, to be carried out through cooperative agreements 

16 with the State of New York and other public and private 

17 entities. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with 

18 section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et 

19 seq.; commonly known as the National Park System Gen20 eral Authorities Act).

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