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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 641

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

York, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 9, 1999

Mr. MCNULTY (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. QUINN,

Mr. WALSH, Mr. VENTO, Mr. LEACH, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KING, Mr.

KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. RANGEL,

Mr. FROST, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LAFALCE,

Ms. NORTON, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. MCHUGH, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.

FILNER, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. BROWN

of Ohio, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. CARSON, Mr. SERRANO, Mrs.

MALONEY of New York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. JONES of

Ohio, Mr. GREEN of Texas, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania) 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’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

2 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.

Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations.

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

4 As used in this Act:

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

6 Mullany National Historic Site established by sec7 tion 4 of this Act.

8 (2) The term ‘‘plan’’ means the general man9 agement plan developed pursuant to section 6(d).

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

11 of the Interior.

12 SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

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

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

15 York, is listed on the National Register of Historic

16 Places and has been designated as a National His17 toric Landmark.

18 (2) The National Historic Landmark Theme

19 Study on American Labor History concluded that

20 the Kate Mullany House appears to meet the criteria

21 of national significance, suitability, and feasibility

22 for inclusion in the National Park System.
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1 (3) The city of Troy, New York—

2 (A) played an important role in the devel3 opment of the collar and cuff industry and the

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

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

6 and cooperative organizations; and

7 (B) was the home of the first women’s

8 labor union, led by Irish immigrant Kate

9 Mullany.

10 (4) The city of Troy, New York, with 6 neigh11 boring cities, towns, and villages, entered into a co12 operative arrangement to create the Hudson-Mo13 hawk Urban Cultural Park Commission to manage

14 their valuable historic resources and the area within

15 these municipalities has been designated by the

16 State of New York as a heritage area to represent

17 industrial development and labor themes in the

18 State’s development.

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

20 Urban Cultural Park or RiverSpark, has been a pio21 neer in the development of partnership parks where

22 intergovernmental and public and private partner23 ships bring about the conservation of our heritage

24 and the attainment of goals for preservation, edu25 cation, recreation, and economic development.
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1 (6) Establishment of the Kate Mullany Na2 tional Historic Site and cooperative efforts between

3 the National Park Service and the Hudson-Mohawk

4 Urban Cultural Park Commission will provide oppor5 tunities for the illustration and interpretation of im6 portant themes of the heritage of the United States,

7 and will provide unique opportunities for education,

8 public use, and enjoyment.

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

10 (1) to preserve and interpret the nationally sig11 nificant home of Kate Mullany for the benefit, inspi12 ration, and education of the people of the United

13 States; and

14 (2) to interpret the connection between immi15 gration and the industrialization of the Nation, in16 cluding the history of Irish immigration, women’s

17 history, and worker history.

18 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF KATE MULLANY NATIONAL

19 HISTORIC SITE.

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

21 of the National Park System, the Kate Mullany National

22 Historic Site in the State of New York.

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

24 the home of Kate Mullany, comprising approximately

25 .05739 acre, located at 350 Eighth Street in Troy, New
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1 York, as generally depicted on the map entitled

2 lllll and dated llllll.

3 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

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

5 lands and interests therein within the boundaries of the

6 historic site and ancillary real property for parking or in7 terpretation, as necessary and appropriate for manage8 ment of the historic site. Such acquisitions may be by do9 nation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or ap10 propriated funds, or exchange.

11 (b) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may ac12 quire personal property associated with, and appropriate

13 for, the interpretation of the historic site using the meth14 ods provided in subsection (a).

15 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE.

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

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

18 generally applicable to units of the National Park System,

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

20 commonly known as the National Park Service Organic

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

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

23 and Antiquities Act).

24 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To further the

25 purposes of this Act, the Secretary may consult with and
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1 enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New

2 York and the Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural Park Com3 mission, and other public and private entities to facilitate

4 public understanding and enjoyment of the life and work

5 of Kate Mullany through the development, presentation,

6 and funding of exhibits and other appropriate activities

7 related to the preservation, interpretation, and use of the

8 historic site and related historic resources.

9 (c) EXHIBITS.—The Secretary may display, and ac10 cept for the purposes of display, items associated with

11 Kate Mullany, as may be necessary for the interpretation

12 of the historic site.

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

14 two complete fiscal years after the date of the enactment

15 of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a general manage16 ment plan for the historic site. Upon its completion, the

17 Secretary shall submit the plan to the Committee on En18 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com19 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The

20 plan shall include recommendations for regional wayside

21 exhibits, to be carried out through cooperative agreements

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

23 entities. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with

24 section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et
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1 seq.; commonly known as the National Park System Gen2 eral Authorities Act).

3 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

5 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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