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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 548

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 18, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis

National Historical Site in the State of Ohio.

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 ‘‘Fallen Timbers Battle5 field and Fort Miamis National Historic Site Act of

6 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 As used in this Act:

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—

4 (1) The term ‘‘historic site’’ means the Fallen

5 Timbers Battlefield and Monument and Fort Miamis

6 National Historic Site established by section 4 of

7 this Act.

8 (2) The term ‘‘management plan’’ means the

9 general management plan developed pursuant to sec10 tion 5(d).

11 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

12 of the Interior.

13 (4) The term ‘‘management entity’’ means the

14 Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area.

15 (5) The term ‘‘technical assistance’’ means any

16 guidance, advice, or other aid, other than financial

17 assistance, provided by the Secretary.

18 SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

20 (1) The 185-acre Fallen Timbers Battlefield is

21 the site of the 1794 battle between General Anthony

22 Wayne and a confederation of Native American

23 tribes led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket.

24 (2) Fort Miamis was occupied by General

25 Wayne’s legion from 1796 to 1798.
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1 (3) In the spring of 1813, British troops, led by

2 General Henry Proctor, landed at Fort Miamis and

3 attacked the fort twice, without success.

4 (4) Fort Miamis and Fallen Timbers Battlefield

5 are in Lucas County, Ohio, in the city of Maumee.

6 (5) The 9-acre Fallen Timbers Battlefield

7 Monument is listed as a National Historic Land8 mark.

9 (6) Fort Miamis is listed in the National Reg10 ister of Historic Places as a historic site.

11 (7) In 1959, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield was

12 included in the National Survey of Historic Sites

13 and Buildings as 1 of 22 sites representing the ‘‘Ad14 vance of the Frontier, 1763–1830’’.

15 (8) In 1960, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield was

16 designated as a National Historic Landmark.

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

18 (1) to recognize and preserve the 185-acre Fall19 en Timbers Battlefield site;

20 (2) to recognize and preserve the Fort Miamis

21 site;

22 (3) to formalize the linkage of the Fallen Tim23 bers Battlefield and Monument to Fort Miamis;
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1 (4) to preserve and interpret United States

2 military history and Native American culture during

3 the period from 1794 through 1813;

4 (5) to provide assistance to the State of Ohio,

5 political subdivisions of the State, and nonprofit or6 ganizations in the State to implement the manage7 ment plan and develop programs that will preserve

8 and interpret the historical, cultural, natural, rec9 reational and scenic resources of the historic site;

10 and

11 (6) to authorize the Secretary to provide tech12 nical assistance to the State of Ohio, political sub13 divisions of the State, and nonprofit organizations in

14 the State, including the Ohio Historical Society, the

15 city of Maumee, the Maumee Valley Heritage Cor16 ridor, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Commission,

17 Heidelberg College, the city of Toledo, and the

18 Metropark District of the Toledo Area, to implement

19 the management plan.

20 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS BAT21 TLEFIELD AND FORT MIAMIS NATIONAL HIS22 TORIC SITE.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established, as an affili24 ated area of the National Park System, the Fallen Tim-
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1 bers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site

2 in the State of Ohio.

3 (b) DESCRIPTION.—The historic site is comprised of

4 the following as generally depicted on the map entitled

5 Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National His6 torical Site-proposed, number NHS–FTFM, and dated

7 May 1999:

8 (1) The Fallen Timbers site, comprised gen9 erally of the following:

10 (A) The Fallen Timbers Battlefield site,

11 consisting of an approximately 185-acre parcel

12 located north of U.S. 24, west of U.S. 23/I–

13 475, south of the Norfolk and Western Railroad

14 line, and east of Jerome Road.

15 (B) The approximately 9-acre Fallen Tim16 bers Battlefield Monument, located south of

17 U.S. 24; and

18 (2) The Fort Miamis Park site.

19 (c) MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail20 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices

21 of the National Park Service.

22 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITES.

23 (a) APPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

24 LAWS.—The historic site shall be administered in a man25 ner consistent with this Act and all laws generally applica-
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1 ble to units of the National Park System, including the

2 Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4; commonly

3 known as the National Park Service Organic Act), and

4 the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.; com5 monly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiq6 uities Act).

7 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may

8 enter into a cooperative agreement with the management

9 entity to provide technical assistance to ensure the mark10 ing, research, interpretation, education and preservation

11 of the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis Na12 tional Historic Site.

13 (c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any payment made by the

14 Secretary pursuant to this section shall be subject to an

15 agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project

16 so assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of this

17 section as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a

18 right of the United States to reimbursement of all funds

19 made available to such project or the proportion of the

20 increased value of the project attributable to such funds

21 as determined at the time of such conversion, use, or dis22 posal, whichever is greater.

23 (d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta25 tion with the management entity and Native Amer-
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1 ican tribes whose ancestors were involved in events

2 at these sites, shall develop a general management

3 plan for the historic site. The plan shall be prepared

4 in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–

5 383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq.; commonly known as

6 the National Park System General Authorities Act).

7 (2) COMPLETION.—The plan shall be completed

8 not later than 2 years after the date funds are made

9 available.

10 (3) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 30 days

11 after completion of the plan, the Secretary shall pro12 vide a copy of the plan to the Committee on Energy

13 and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com14 mittee on Resources of the House of Representa15 tives.

16 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

17 There is authorized to be appropriated such funds as

18 are necessary to carry out this Act.

Passed the Senate October 14, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.