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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1335 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1335

To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
                   Missouri, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2017

  Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
                   Missouri, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical 
Park Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (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 
        section 3(a).
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Ste. 
        Genevieve National Historical Park Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 571/132,626, and dated May 2016.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) 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.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Missouri.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the 
        State as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, 
        protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
        generations the themes of French settlement, vernacular 
        architecture, and community form and farming on the frontier 
        associated with Ste. Genevieve.
            (2) Conditions for establishment.--The Historical Park 
        shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary 
        determines that--
                    (A) sufficient land has been acquired for the 
                Historical Park to constitute a manageable unit; and
                    (B) the Secretary has entered into a written 
                agreement providing that land owned by the State, the 
                City of Ste. Genevieve, or other entity within the 
                Historic District shall be managed consistent with the 
                purposes of this Act.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Historical Park shall be the 
boundaries generally depicted on the Map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (d) 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.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        Historical Park in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
                        sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 
                        of title 54, United States Code; and
                            (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
                        States Code.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date on which funds are made available to prepare a 
                general management plan for the Historical Park, the 
                Secretary shall prepare the general management plan in 
                accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
                general management plan under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                the general management plan.
            (3) Related sites.--The Secretary may provide 
        interpretative tours and educational programs at related 
        historic and cultural sites within the Historic District 
        associated with the purposes for which the Historical Park is 
        established.
    (f) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the owner 
        of a nationally significant property within the Historical Park 
        or the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, 
        improve, and restore the property.
            (2) Right of access.--A cooperative agreement entered into 
        under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary, acting 
        through the Director of the National Park Service, shall have 
        the right of access at all reasonable times to all public 
        portions of the property covered by the agreement for the 
        purposes of--
                    (A) conducting visitors through the property; and
                    (B) interpreting the property for the public.
            (3) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                    (A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the total 
                cost of any activity carried out under a cooperative 
                agreement entered into under this subsection shall be 
                not more than 50 percent.
                    (B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
                share of an activity carried out under a cooperative 
                agreement entered into under this subsection may be in 
                the form of donated property, goods, or services fairly 
                valued.
            (4) Changes or alterations.--No changes or alterations 
        shall be made to any property or project covered by a 
        cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) unless 
        the Secretary and the other party to the agreement agree to the 
        changes or alterations.
            (5) Conversion, use, or disposal.--Any payment by the 
        Secretary under this subsection shall be subject to an 
        agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of a property 
        or project for purposes contrary to the purposes of this 
        section, as determined by the Secretary, shall entitle the 
        United States to reimbursement in any amount equal to the 
        greater of--
                    (A) the amounts made available to the property or 
                project by the United States; or
                    (B) the portion of the increased value of the 
                property or project attributable to the amounts made 
                available under this subsection, as determined at the 
                time of the conversion, use, or disposal.
    (g) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary to assume overall financial responsibility for the 
operation, maintenance, or management of the Historic District.
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