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Union Calendar No. 78

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 659

[Report No. 106–139]

To authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct

a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley

Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 9, 1999

Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.

HOEFFEL, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HOLDEN,

Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SHERWOOD,

Mr. COYNE, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. TOOMEY,

Mr. KLINK, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. MURTHA,

Mr. CASTLE, and Mr. GOODLING) introduced the following bill; which was

referred to the Committee on Resources

MAY 13, 1999

Additional sponsors: Mr. FROST, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr.

ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. EHRLICH

MAY 13, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 9, 1999]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and
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Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the

National Park Service to conduct a special resource

study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize

the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution

at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 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.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect America’s Treas5 ures of the Revolution for Independence for Our Tomorrow

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘PATRIOT Act’’.

7 TITLE I—PAOLI AND

8 BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDS

9 SEC. 101. PAOLI BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.

10 (a) PAOLI BATTLEFIELD.—The Secretary of the Inte11 rior (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is author12 ized to provide funds to the borough of Malvern, Pennsyl13 vania, for the acquisition of the area known as the ‘‘Paoli

14 Battlefield’’, located in the borough of Malvern, Pennsyl15 vania, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Paoli

16 Battlefield’’ numbered 80,000 and dated April 1999 (re17 ferred to in this title as the ‘‘Paoli Battlefield’’). The map

18 shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the National

19 Park Service.
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1 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND TECHNICAL AS2 SISTANCE.—The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative

3 agreement with the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for

4 the management by the borough of the Paoli Battlefield. The

5 Secretary may provide technical assistance to the borough

6 of Malvern to assure the preservation and interpretation of

7 the battlefield’s resources.

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

9 authorized to be appropriated $1,250,000 to carry out this

10 section. Such funds shall be expended in the ratio of $1 of

11 Federal funds for each dollar of funds contributed by non12 Federal sources. Any funds provided by the Secretary shall

13 be subject to an agreement that provides for the protection

14 of the land’s resources.

15 SEC. 102. BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.

16 (a) BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to

18 provide funds to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

19 a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the

20 Brandywine Conservancy, for the acquisition, protec21 tion, and preservation of land in an area generally

22 known as the Meetinghouse Road Corridor, located in

23 Chester County, Pennsylvania, as depicted on a map

24 entitled ‘‘Brandywine Battlefield—Meetinghouse

25 Road Corridor’’, numbered 80,000 and dated April
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1 1999 (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Brandywine

2 Battlefield’’). The map shall be on file in the appro3 priate offices of the National Park Service.

4 (2) WILLING SELLERS OR DONORS.—Interests in

5 land shall be acquired pursuant to this section only

6 from willing sellers or donors.

7 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND TECHNICAL AS8 SISTANCE.—The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative

9 agreement with the same entity that is provided funds

10 under subsection (a) for the management by the entity of

11 the Brandywine Battlefield. The Secretary may also pro12 vide technical assistance to the entity to assure the preserva13 tion and interpretation of the battlefield’s resources.

14 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

15 authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this

16 section. Such funds shall be expended in the ratio of $1 of

17 Federal funds for each dollar of funds contributed by non18 Federal sources. Any funds provided by the Secretary shall

19 be subject to an agreement that provides for the protection

20 of the land’s resources.

21 SEC. 103. STUDY OF BATTLEFIELDS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the

23 date on which funds are made available to carry out this

24 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En25 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
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1 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives a re2 source study of the property described in sections 101 and

3 102.

4 (b) CONTENTS.—The study shall—

5 (1) identify the full range of resources and his6 toric themes associated with the Paoli Battlefield and

7 the Brandywine Battlefield, including their relation8 ship to the American Revolutionary War and the Val9 ley Forge National Historical Park; and

10 (2) identify alternatives for National Park Serv11 ice involvement at the sites and include cost estimates

12 for any necessary acquisition, development, interpre13 tation, operation, and maintenance associated with

14 the alternatives identified.

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

16 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec17 essary to carry out this section.

18 TITLE II—VALLEY FORGE

19 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

20 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Valley Forge Museum

22 of the American Revolution Act of 1999’’.

23 SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) Valley Forge National Historical Park, for2 merly a State park, was established as a unit of the

3 National Park System in 1976. The National Park

4 Service acquired various lands and structures associ5 ated with the park, including a visitor center, from

6 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

7 (2) Valley Forge National Historical Park main8 tains an extensive collection of artifacts, books, and

9 other documents associated with the Continental

10 Army’s winter encampment of 1777–1778 at Valley

11 Forge, Revolutionary War-era artifacts of military

12 life, important archaeological resources, and numer13 ous structures and associated artifacts.

14 (3) Between 1982 and 1997 the National Park

15 Service completed a general management plan, long16 range interpretive plan, and strategic business plan

17 for Valley Forge National Historical Park that estab18 lish goals and priorities for management of the park.

19 (4) These plans identify inadequacies in the

20 park’s current visitor center and interpretive pro21 grams. The plans call for the development of a new

22 or significantly renovated visitor center that would

23 make the collection accessible to the public through ex24 hibits and research facilities. Plans also call for im-
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1 proving the interpretation of the landscape and im2 proving the circulation into and through the park.

3 (5) The Valley Forge Historical Society was es4 tablished in 1918 as a nonprofit organization to pre5 serve and interpret for future generations the signifi6 cant history and artifacts of the American Revolution

7 in their historic setting at Valley Forge. The Valley

8 Forge Historical Society has amassed valuable hold9 ings of artifacts, art, books, and other documents re10 lating to the 1777–1778 encampment of Washington’s

11 Continental Army at Valley Forge, the American

12 Revolution, and the American colonial era. The Soci13 ety continues to pursue additional important collec14 tions through bequests, exchanges, and acquisitions.

15 (6) The Society’s collection is currently housed

16 in a facility inadequate to properly maintain, pre17 serve, and display their ever-growing collection. The

18 Society is interested in developing an up-to-date mu19 seum and education facility.

20 (7) The Society and the National Park Service

21 have discussed the idea of a joint museum and edu22 cation and visitor facility. Such a collaborative

23 project would directly support the historical, edu24 cational, and interpretive activities and needs of Val25 ley Forge National Historical Park and those of the
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1 Valley Forge Historical Society. A joint facility

2 would combine 2 outstanding museum collections and

3 provide an enhanced experience at Valley Forge for

4 visitors, scholars, and researchers.

5 (8) The Society has proposed to raise funds to

6 construct a new museum and education and visitor

7 center on park property at Valley Forge National

8 Historical Park that would be planned, developed,

9 and operated jointly with Valley Forge National His10 torical Park.

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to authorize

12 the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with

13 the Valley Forge Historical Society to construct and operate

14 a museum within the boundary of Valley Forge National

15 Historical Park in cooperation with the Secretary.

16 SEC. 203. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REV17 OLUTION AUTHORIZATION.

18 (a) AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the

19 Interior, in administering the Valley Forge National His20 torical Park, is authorized to enter into an agreement under

21 appropriate terms and conditions with the Valley Forge

22 Historical Society to facilitate the planning, construction,

23 and operation of the Valley Forge Museum of the American

24 Revolution on Federal land within the boundary of Valley

25 Forge National Historical Park.
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1 (b) CONTENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREE2 MENT.—An agreement entered into under subsection (a)

3 shall—

4 (1) authorize the Society to develop and operate

5 the museum pursuant to plans developed by the Sec6 retary and to provide at the museum appropriate and

7 necessary programs and services to visitors to Valley

8 Forge National Historical Park, related to the story

9 of Valley Forge and the American Revolution;

10 (2) only be carried out in a manner consistent

11 with the General Management Plan and other plans

12 for the preservation and interpretation of the re13 sources and values of Valley Forge National Histor14 ical Park;

15 (3) authorize the Secretary to undertake at the

16 museum activities related to the management of Val17 ley Forge National Historical Park, including, but

18 not limited to, provision of appropriate visitor infor19 mation and interpretive facilities and programs re20 lated to Valley Forge National Historical Park;

21 (4) authorize the Society, acting as a private

22 nonprofit organization, to engage in activities appro23 priate for operation of a museum that may include,

24 but are not limited to, charging appropriate fees, con-
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1 ducting events, and selling merchandise, tickets, and

2 food to visitors to the museum;

3 (5) provide that the Society’s revenues from the

4 museum’s facilities and services shall be used to offset

5 the expenses of the museum’s operation; and

6 (6) authorize the Society to occupy the struc7 ture(s) so constructed for the term specified in the

8 Agreement and subject to the following terms and con9 ditions:

10 (A) The conveyance by the Society to the

11 United States of America of all right, title, and

12 interest in the structure(s) to be constructed at

13 Valley Forge National Historical Park.

14 (B) The Society’s right to occupy and use

15 the structure(s) shall be for the exhibition, preser16 vation, and interpretation of artifacts associated

17 with the Valley Forge story and the American

18 Revolution, to enhance the visitor experience of

19 Valley Forge National Historical Park, and to

20 conduct appropriately related activities of the

21 Society consistent with its mission and with the

22 purposes for which the Valley Forge National

23 Historical Park was established. Such right shall

24 not be transferred or conveyed without the ex25 press consent of the Secretary.
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1 (C) Any other terms and conditions as may

2 be determined by the Secretary.

3 SEC. 204. PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION.

4 Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Secretary or

5 the Society to take any actions in derogation of the preser6 vation and protection of the values and resources of Valley

7 Forge National Historical Park. An agreement entered into

8 under section 203 shall be construed and implemented in

9 light of the high public value and integrity of the Valley

10 Forge National Historical Park and the National Park Sys11 tem.
Union Calendar No. 78

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 659

[Report No. 106–136]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the protection of

purposes.Forge National Historical Park, and for otherMuseum of the American Revolution at Valleydywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forgeduct a special resource study of Paoli and Branvania, to direct the National Park Service to conPaoli and Brandywine Battlefields in PennsylMAY 13, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,