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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2626 

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 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State 

of Illinois as the Pullman 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 ‘‘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. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF PULLMAN NATIONAL MONU4 MENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Pullman National Monu6 ment, established by Proclamation Number 9233, dated 

7 February 19, 2015, is redesignated as the ‘‘Pullman Na8 tional Historical Park.’’. 

9 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds available 

10 for purposes of the Pullman National Monument shall be 

11 available for purposes of the historical park. 

12 (c) REFERENCES.—Any references in a law, regula13 tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United 

14 States to the Pullman National Monument shall be consid15 ered to be a reference to the historical park. 

16 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

17 The purposes of the historical park are to preserve, 

18 protect, and interpret Pullman’s nationally significant cul19 tural and historical resources associated with— 

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

21 national Labor Day holiday; 

22 (2) the first planned industrial community in 

23 the United States; 

24 (3) the architecture and landscape design of the 

25 planned community; 


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

2 rise of the African-American middle class; and 

3 (5) the entirety of history, culture, and historic 

4 figures embodied in Presidential Proclamation Num5 ber 9233. 

6 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

7 The Secretary shall administer the land within the 

8 boundary of the historical park in accordance with— 

9 (1) this Act; and 

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

11 National Park System, including— 

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

13 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 

14 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and 

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

16 Code. 

17 SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 

18 To further the purposes of this subsection and not19 withstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, 

20 the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

21 the State, other public and non-profit entities, and other 

22 interested parties— 

23 (1) to support collaborative interpretive and 

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1 erties within the boundaries of the historical park; 

2 and 

3 (2) to identify, interpret, and provide assistance 

4 for the preservation of non-Federal land within the 

5 boundaries of the historical park and at sites in 

6 close proximity to the historical park, but located 

7 outside the boundaries of the historical park, includ8 ing providing for placement of directional and inter9 pretive signage, exhibits, and technology-based inter10 pretive devices; and 

11 SEC. 7. USE OF FUNDS. 

12 The Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, 

13 interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assist14 ance with respect to the preservation and interpretation 

15 of the properties. Any payment made by the Secretary 

16 under this clause shall be subject to an agreement that 

17 the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes 

18 that are inconsistent with the purposes of this subsection, 

19 as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of 

20 the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— 

21 (1) the amount provided by the Secretary to the 

22 project; or 

23 (2) an amount equal to the increase in the 

24 value of the project that is attributable to the funds, 

25 as determined by the Secretary at the time of the 


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1 conversion, use, or disposal. Any cooperative agree2 ment entered into under this subparagraph shall 

3 provide for reasonable public access to the resources 

4 covered by the cooperative agreement. 

5 SEC. 8. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

6 The Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the histor7 ical park any land (including interests in land), buildings, 

8 or structures owned by the State, or any other political, 

9 private, or nonprofit entity by donation, transfer, ex10 change, or purchase from a willing seller. 

11 SEC. 9. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

12 Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which 

13 funds are first made available to carry out this Act, the 

14 Secretary shall complete a general management plan for 

15 the historical park. 

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