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Union Calendar No. 423 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2626 

[Report No. 117–582] 

To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois 

as the Pullman National Historical Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2021 

Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

QUIGLEY, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. NEWMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 

Additional sponsor: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois 

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 

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 April 16, 2021] 


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A BILL 

To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State 

of Illinois as the Pullman National Historical Park, and 

for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Pullman National His5 torical Park Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 

9 park’’ means the Pullman National Historical Park 

10 established in section 3(a). 

11 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF PULLMAN NATIONAL MONU14 MENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Pullman 

16 National Historical Park for the purposes set forth in this 

17 Act. 

18 (b) ABOLISHMENT OF MONUMENT, INCORPORATION OF

19 LANDS, AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Pullman Na20 tional Monument, established by Proclamation Number 

21 9233, dated February 19, 2015, is abolished as such, and 

22 all lands or interests in land that constitute the Monument 

23 (as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of 

24 this Act) are incorporated in, and shall be considered to 

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1 poses of the Pullman National Monument shall be available 

2 for purposes of the historical park. 

3 (c) REFERENCES.—Any references in a law, regula4 tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United 

5 States to the Pullman National Monument shall be consid6 ered to be a reference to the historical park. 

7 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

8 The purposes of the historical park are to preserve, 

9 protect, and interpret Pullman’s nationally significant cul10 tural and historical resources associated with— 

11 (1) the Nation’s labor history and creation of a 

12 national Labor Day holiday; 

13 (2) the first planned model industrial commu14 nity in the United States; 

15 (3) the architecture and landscape design of the 

16 planned community; 

17 (4) the pivotal role of the Pullman porter in the 

18 rise of the African-American middle class; and 

19 (5) the entirety of the history, and historic fig20 ures discussed in Presidential Proclamation Number 

21 9233. 

22 SEC. 5. BOUNDARIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the historical 

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1 man National Historical Park’’, numbered 590-125,485, 

2 and dated November 2021. 

3 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac4 quire land, including interests in land, within the bound5 aries of the historical park by donation, transfer, exchange, 

6 or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appro7 priated funds. 

8 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

9 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of10 fices of the National Park Service and the Department of 

11 the Interior. 

12 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

13 The Secretary shall administer the land within the 

14 boundary of the historical park in accordance with— 

15 (1) this Act; and 

16 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

17 National Park System, including— 

18 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

19 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 

20 of title 54, United States Code; and 

21 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

22 Code. 

23 SEC. 7. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into coop25 erative agreements with the State, other public and nonVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626

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1 profit entities, and other interested parties to identify, in2 terpret, and provide technical assistance, including collabo3 rative interpretive and educational programs, at— 

4 (1) non-Federal historic properties within the 

5 boundaries of the historical park; and 

6 (2) sites in close proximity to the historical park, 

7 but located outside the boundaries of the historical 

8 park, including providing for placement of directional 

9 and interpretive signage, exhibits, and technology10 based interpretive devices. 

11 (b) PRESERVATION.—The Secretary may enter into co12 operative agreements with the State, other public and non13 profit entities, and other interested parties to provide finan14 cial assistance to mark, interpret, and restore non-Federal 

15 nationally significant historic or cultural properties and re16 sources within the historical park as the Secretary deter17 mines appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

18 These cooperative agreements will be subject to such terms 

19 and conditions that the Secretary determines necessary, and 

20 shall provide that— 

21 (1) reasonable public access to the property cov22 ered by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting 

23 them to the public; 


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1 (2) no changes or alterations shall be made to the 

2 exterior of the properties except by mutual agreement 

3 of the other parties to the agreements; 

4 (3) the Federal share of the total cost of any ac5 tivity carried out under the agreement shall be not 

6 more than 50 percent, with in-kind contributions or 

7 goods or services fairly valued authorized, as appro8 priate, for the non-Federal share; and 

9 (4) any conversion, use, or disposal of the re10 stored property for purposes that are inconsistent 

11 with the purposes of this subsection, as determined by 

12 the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United 

13 States to reimbursement of the greater of— 

14 (A) the amount provided by the Secretary 

15 to the project; or 

16 (B) an amount equal to the increase in the 

17 value of the project that is attributable to the 

18 funds, as determined by the Secretary at the 

19 time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 

20 SEC. 8. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

21 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 

22 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall complete a general management plan for the historical 

24 park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54. 


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Union Calendar No. 423 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2626 

[Report No. 117–582] 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in 

torical Park, and for other purposes. the State of Illinois as the Pullman National HisNOVEMBER 17, 2022 

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


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