PUBLIC LAW 106–352—OCT. 24, 2000

ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME

FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 2000

114 STAT. 1370 PUBLIC LAW 106–352—OCT. 24, 2000

Public Law 106–352

106th Congress

An Act

To establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical

Park in the State of California, 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 ‘‘Rosie the Riveter/World War

II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000’’.

SEC. 2. ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL

HISTORICAL PARK.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve for the benefit and

inspiration of the people of the United States as a national historical

park certain sites, structures, and areas located in Richmond, California, that are associated with the industrial, governmental, and

citizen efforts that led to victory in World War II, there is established the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National

Historical Park (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘park’’).

(b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The boundaries of the park shall be

those generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Boundary

Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park’’ numbered 963/80000 and dated May 2000. The map

shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate

offices of the National Park Service.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the

Interior (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall administer the park in accordance with this Act and the provisions

of law generally applicable to units of the National Park

System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a

National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, approved

August 35, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 through 4), and

the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461–

467).

(2) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may interpret

the story of Rosie the Riveter and the World War II home

front, conduct and maintain oral histories that relate to the

World War II home front theme, and provide technical assistance in the preservation of historic properties that support

this story.

(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—

16 USC

410ggg–1.

16 USC 410ggg.

16 USC 410gg

note.

Rosie the Riveter/

World War II

Home Front

National

Historical Park

Establishment

Act of 2000.

Oct. 24, 2000

[H.R. 4063]

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(1) GENERAL AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into

cooperative agreements with the owners of the World War

II Child Development Centers, the World War II worker

housing, the Kaiser-Permanente Field Hospital, and Fire Station 67A, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, interpret,

improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect

to the preservation and interpretation of such properties. Such

agreements shall contain, but need not be limited to, provisions

under which the Secretary shall have the right of access at

reasonable times to public portions of the property for interpretive and other purposes, and that no changes or alterations

shall be made in the property except by mutual agreement.

(2) LIMITED AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may consult and

enter into cooperative agreements with interested persons for

interpretation and technical assistance with the preservation

of—

(A) the Ford Assembly Building;

(B) the intact dry docks/basin docks and five historic

structures at Richmond Shipyard #3;

(C) the Shimada Peace Memorial Park;

(D) Westshore Park;

(E) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial;

(F) Sheridan Observation Point Park;

(G) the Bay Trail/Esplanade;

(H) Vincent Park; and

(I) the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY, and Whirley

Cranes associated with shipbuilding in Richmond.

(c) EDUCATION CENTER.—The Secretary may establish a World

War II Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly

Building. Such center shall include a program that allows for distance learning and linkages to other representative sites across

the country, for the purpose of educating the public as to the

significance of the site and the World War II Home Front.

(d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—

(1) NON-FEDERAL MATCHING.—(A) As a condition of

expending any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the

purposes of the cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(2),

the Secretary shall require that such expenditure must be

matched by expenditure of an equal amount of funds, goods,

services, or in-kind contributions provided by non-Federal

sources.

(B) With the approval of the Secretary, any donation of

property, services, or goods from a non-Federal source may

be considered as a contribution of funds from a non-Federal

source for purposes of this paragraph.

(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Any payment made by the

Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, use,

or disposal of the project so assisted for purposes contrary

to the purposes of this Act, as determined by the Secretary,

shall entitle the United States to reimbursement of the greater

of—

(A) all funds paid by the Secretary to such project;

or

(B) the proportion of the increased value of the project

attributable to such payments, determined at the time

of such conversion, use, or disposal.

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(e) ACQUISITION.— (1) FORD ASSEMBLY BUILDING.—The Secretary may acquire

a leasehold interest in the Ford Assembly Building for the

purposes of operating a World War II Home Front Education

Center.

(2) OTHER FACILITIES.—The Secretary may acquire, from

willing sellers, lands or interests in the World War II day

care centers, the World War II worker housing, the KaiserPermanente Field Hospital, and Fire Station 67, through donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer

from any other Federal agency, or exchange.

(3) ARTIFACTS.—The Secretary may acquire and provide

for the curation of historic artifacts that relate to the park.

(f ) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept and use donations

of funds, property, and services to carry out this Act.

(g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 complete fiscal years

after the date funds are made available, the Secretary shall

prepare, in consultation with the City of Richmond, California,

and transmit to the Committee on Resources of the House

of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources of the Senate a general management plan for the

park in accordance with the provisions of section 12(b) of the

Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)), popularly known

as the National Park System General Authorities Act, and

other applicable law.

(2) PRESERVATION OF SETTING.—The general management

plan shall include a plan to preserve the historic setting of

the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National

Historical Park, which shall be jointly developed and approved

by the City of Richmond.

(3) ADDITIONAL SITES.—The general management plan shall

include a determination of whether there are additional representative sites in Richmond that should be added to the

park or sites in the rest of the United States that relate

to the industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts during World

War II that should be linked to and interpreted at the park.

Such determination shall consider any information or findings

developed in the National Park Service study of the World

War II Home Front under section 4.

SEC. 4. WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT STUDY.

The Secretary shall conduct a theme study of the World War

II home front to determine whether other sites in the United

States meet the criteria for potential inclusion in the National

Park System in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91–383

(16 U.S.C. 1a–5).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) ORAL HISTORIES, PRESERVATION, AND VISITOR SERVICES.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

may be necessary to conduct oral histories and to carry out

the preservation, interpretation, education, and other essential

visitor services provided for by this Act.

(2) ARTIFACTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated

$1,000,000 for the acquisition and curation of historical artifacts

related to the park.

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410ggg–3.

16 USC

410ggg–2.

Deadline.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4063:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106–723 (Comm. on Resources).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 106–446 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000):

July 11, considered and passed House.

Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.

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(b) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to acquire the properties listed

in section 3(e)(2).

(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this

section may be used for the operation, maintenance, or preservation

of the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.

Approved October 24, 2000.